#VU37009 Untrusted search path in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2018-0597 

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#VU37009 Untrusted search path in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2018-0597

Published: June 26, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37009
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0597
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio Code
Software vendor:
Microsoft

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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