CVE-2025-24042
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2025-24042- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-3606
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2025-3606- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c32r-2v88-64qc
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-c32r-2v88-64qc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2025-24042- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2025-24042- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-24042 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published February 11, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.