Input validation error in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2022-41034
Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68171
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41034
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Visual Studio Code. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41034
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.71.1