Vulnerability in Microsoft Remote SSH

CVE-2024-49049

Visual Studio Code Remote Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-49049: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49049?
CVE-2024-49049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Remote SSH, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-49049?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49049 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.