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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-38020 – Microsoft Visual Studio Code Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-38020

Microsoft Visual Studio Code could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of another Visual Studio Code user on the vulnerable system.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2022-38020

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

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