CVE-2025-26631

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2025-26631 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.98.0, released March 4, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.3

Important

Exploitation

None reported

Exploitation Less Likely

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0058

47th percentile

<p>Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.</p>

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Windows apps
Microsoft Visual Studio Code	1.98.0	Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.98.0	Mar 4, 2025
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Insiders	1.98.0	Microsoft Visual Studio Code Insiders 1.98.0	Mar 4, 2025

Details

Published
March 11, 2025
Weakness
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Vendor advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-26631

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