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CVE-2022-26921: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-15 · updated 2026-10-08

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: all versions
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.66.2 — fixed in 1.66.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.66.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26921
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26921

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