Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
CVE-2019-1414
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'.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1414 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1414?
- CVE-2019-1414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1414?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1414 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.