CVE-2024-26165

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published Mar 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.87.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-23441	Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.922% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26165

History

Dec 31, 2024 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Dec 27, 2024 6:15 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo

Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 3, 2025, 12:47 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Mar 12, 2024, 4:58 PM
Updated: May 3, 2025, 12:47 AM
Reserved: Feb 14, 2024, 10:23 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:59 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:59 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:17 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Mar 12, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:17 AM

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Red Hat No data

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