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CVE-2021-42322: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-11-10 · updated 2026-08-19
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.16.2 — fixed in 1.16.2
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.62.1 — fixed in 1.62.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.16.2; Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.62.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42322
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42322

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