CVE-2025-21264

Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2025-21264 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.100.1, released May 9, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.1

Important

Exploitation

None reported

Exploitation Less Likely

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0079

56th percentile

<p>Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.</p>

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Windows apps
Microsoft Visual Studio Code	1.100.1	Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.100.1	May 9, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Insiders	1.101.0	Microsoft Visual Studio Code Insiders 1.101.0	Jun 11, 2025

Details

Published
May 13, 2025
Weakness
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Vendor advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21264

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