Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2022 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2022-26921Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Visual Studio Code from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 – before 1.66.2

References