Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
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.
Security updates
1.94.1 — https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_94
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Visual Studio Code for Linux Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code for Linux Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Revision history
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#3
Clarified that the product containing the vulnerability is Visual Studio Code for Linux. This is an informational change only.
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#2
Updated the CVSS score and corrected FAQs. This is an informational change only.
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#1
Information published.
References
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CVE-2024-43601 Visual Studio Code for Linux Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43601
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss