CVE-2021-42322 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2021-11-10

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.62.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-29297	Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00542.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42322
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42322

History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42322

Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-11-10T00:47:45.000Z

Updated: 2026-11-02T18:13:13.331Z

Reserved: 2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-42322

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:30:38.334Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-10T01:19:50.370

Modified: 2026-11-02T19:17:45.440

Link: CVE-2021-42322

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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