{"id":"CVE-2021-42322","title":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Visual Studio Code","affected":["visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.62.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-02T18:12:08.222845Z"},"published":"2021-11-10","updated":"2026-11-02","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-02T18:13:13.331Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42322","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42322","label":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00542,"epssPercentile":0.45828,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.769Z","slug":"CVE-2021-42322","body":"## Overview\n\nVisual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\n\n## Affected\n\n- `visual_studio_code >= 1.0.0 < 1.62.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}