CVE-2024-43488

criticalpriority · track · 39OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.23% (69th) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

43 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Missing authentication for critical function in Visual Studio Code extension for Arduino allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform remote code execution through network attack vector.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-287USCWE-306USCWE-306USCWE-306USCWE-306US

affected products (43)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0_sp2
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.0_sp2
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:-
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.2
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8.1
Microsoft Visual C++ Visual C++ Redistributable Installerall versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_2015:update_3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0-15.8)all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0-16.10)all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio Codeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0395Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Developer ToolsNL2024-10-08csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in diverse Developer Tools.
WID-SEC-W-2024-3124Microsoft Entwicklerwerkzeuge: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2024-10-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 und Microsoft Visual C++ ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.
msrc_CVE-2024-43488Visual Studio Code extension for Arduino Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-10-08csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-10-08modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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