CVE-2021-42322

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42322	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

15 Nov 2021, 21:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 7.8
References	~~(MISC) https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42322 -~~	(MISC) https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42322 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CWE		CWE-269

10 Nov 2021, 01:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-11-10 01:19

Updated : 2023-12-28 16:16

NVD link : CVE-2021-42322

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42322

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42322

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

visual_studio_code

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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