Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-32726Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control 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 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper access control in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Visual Studio Code | 1.0.0 – before 1.99.1 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch