Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6312 Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Solution

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History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0900

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00158}

epss

{'score': 0.00239}


Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:15:00 +0900

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First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio Code

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:15:00 +0900

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:15:00 +0900

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Description Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-17T22:12:25.361Z

Reserved: 2025-02-12T19:23:29.268Z

Link: CVE-2025-26631

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-11T18:25:23.692Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-03-11T17:16:43.110

Modified: 2025-07-03T14:59:32.943

Link: CVE-2025-26631

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses