CVE-2022-38020
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code 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 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-38020- 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
EUVDEUVD-2022-40626
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-40626- 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-678v-m3w3-rxf6
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-678v-m3w3-rxf6- 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
NVD
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-38020- 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 |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38020 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published September 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.