What is CVE-2025-24042?

CVE-2025-24042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-24042?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

CVE-2025-24042

Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published 2025-02-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Js Debug Extension — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24042 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24042?: CVE-2025-24042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-24042?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.