CVE-2022-41034: Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2022-Oct
Released
2022-10-11
EPSS Score
65.03% (percentile: 98.5%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the Attack Vector is Local and User Interaction is Required, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.

Detection & Weaponization (2 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

  • Metasploit modules: VSCode ipynb Remote Development RCE
  • GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

  • Visual Studio Code

Security Updates (1)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/zemnmez">Thomas Shadwell (zemnmez)</a> with <a href="https://google.com/">Google</a>

Revision History

  • 2022-10-11: Information published.