{"id":"CVE-2022-26921","title":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"microsoft","product":"visual_studio_code","affected":["visual_studio_code"],"published":"2022-04-15","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:17:20.057","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26921","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26921","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26921","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00604,"epssPercentile":0.47286,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T23:16:47.341Z","slug":"CVE-2022-26921","body":"## Overview\n\nVisual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\n\n## Affected\n\n- `visual_studio_code`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}