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CVE-2024-26165: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-256

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.87.2 — fixed in 1.87.2
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.87.2 — fixed in 1.87.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.87.2; Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.87.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26165
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26165

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