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TI-2019-01120 Aliases CVE-2019-1414GHSA-p323-w8wx-j9rr

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it exposes a…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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'.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01086 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftVisual Studio Codeall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Visual Studio Code VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.39VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.39 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1414
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p323-w8wx-j9rr

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-19575 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-12402 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-13732 Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2019-00505 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it process… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-19679 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-06348 Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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