CVE-2024-26165
High
Published: 12 March 2024
Published
12 March 2024
Modified
27 December 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0278
86.4th percentile
Risk Priority
19
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2024-26165 is a high-severity Plaintext Storage of a Password (CWE-256) vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 13.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-23441
Vulnerability details
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
microsoft
visual studio code
≤ 1.87.2
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-256
Protection of passwords and credentials at rest forces encryption or equivalent controls instead of plaintext storage.