CVE-2025-21264

Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published May 13, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-14440 Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code_copilot_chat_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft visual Studio Code Copilot Chat Extension
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Title Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-552
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2026, 7:21 PM
Reserved
Dec 10, 2024, 11:54 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 13, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:42 AM