Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2022 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2022-41034Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

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 67.5% (higher than 99.3% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)67.5%top 0.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Public PoC

Official description

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 – before 1.72.1

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