CVE-2025-24042

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.70% (53rd) EPSS

CVSS 7.3 · high

Is it mine?

19 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

7 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedVisual Studio Code - JS Debug Extensionmsrc_csaf
1.97.1:Security Update:https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97

cvss

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

7.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3

v3.17.3highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-284USCWE-284USCWE-284USCWE-284US

affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 <=version 15.9all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 <=version 16.11all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio Codeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-
Microsoft Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:js_debug_extension
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017≤ version 15.9cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019≤ version 16.11cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022≤ version 17.10cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022≤ version 17.12cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022≤ version 17.8cert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio Code - JS Debug Extension1.0.0 → 1.97.1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Visual Studio Code JS Debug≤ 1.97.0fstec_bduRU
Visual Studio Code - JS Debug Extensionall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Visual Studio Code - JS Debug Extension< 1.97.1msrc_csafUS
microsoft visual studioall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual studio codeall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual studio code< 1.97.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0049Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Visual StudioNL2025-02-11csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Visual Studio.
WID-SEC-W-2025-0333Microsoft Visual Studio und Visual Studio Code: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Visual Studio Code und Microsoft Visual Studio ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen und um Code auszuführen.
msrc_CVE-2025-24042Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-02-11csaf · msrc_csafUS
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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 msrc_csaf ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-02-11modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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