CVE-2021-42322
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs
Summary
Visual Studio Code contains an Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Risk Assessment
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data or full system compromise.
Recommendation
Update Visual Studio Code to the latest version that includes a fix for this vulnerability.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability