Untrusted search path in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU37009

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0597

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio Code: All versions

External links

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563
http://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.