Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

CVE-2022-38020

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38020?
CVE-2022-38020 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2022-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-38020?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38020 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.