#VU62717 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2022-26921 

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#VU62717 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2022-26921

Published: May 2, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62717
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26921
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 application does not properly impose security restrictions in Visual Studio Code, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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