Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU103827

Improper access control in Visual Studio Code - JS Debug Extension and Visual Studio Code - CVE-2025-24042

Published: February 11, 2025 / Updated: April 23, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103827

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24042

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension. A local user can place a specially crafted file on the machine running Visual Studio Code and gain elevated privilegeso n the system.

Affected software

Visual Studio Code - JS Debug Extension
Visual Studio Code

How to mitigate CVE-2025-24042

Install updates from vendor's website.

Visual Studio Code - update to 1.97.1

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