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CVE-2019-1414

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it exposes a debug listener to users of a local computer, aka 'Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.39 — fixed in 1.39
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.39. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1414
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1414

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