CVE-2022-41083: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code: before 2022.9.110 — fixed in 2022.9.110
Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code: from 2022.0.0 before 2022.9.1100000000 — fixed in 2022.9.1100000000

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code 2022.9.110; Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code 2022.9.1100000000. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41083
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41083

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