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'.
EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual_studio_code
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, 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.