#VU21926 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2019-1414

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#VU21926 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2019-1414

Published: October 17, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21926
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1414
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio Code
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Visual Studio Code Visual Studio Code. A local user can run a specially crafted application to inject and execute arbitrary code on the system in context of the current user.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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