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CVE-2025-32726:
Visual Studio Code vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-32726 was discovered in Visual Studio Code that allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 11, 2025, affecting Visual Studio Code versions prior to 1.99.1 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an improper access control issue (CWE-284) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L) (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to gain elevated privileges in the local system environment (Qualys).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released a security update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade Visual Studio Code to version 1.99.1 or later (Qualys).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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