# CVE-2021-42322: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2021-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-02.

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: microsoft) — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42322

## Affected products and versions

- Microsoft / Visual Studio Code: ≥ 1.0.0; < 1.62.1 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: microsoft

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.8 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C; source: CNA: microsoft

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.54% as of 2026-11-02; percentile 45.57%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: Not reported

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42322 (CNA: microsoft; vendor-advisory, patch)

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42322 (ADP: CVE; x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: microsoft: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42322; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2021-42322; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated Not reported

Revision: 267015abb31e6bf81b0f22b9307897aed5f9ef38084827d6a3961042c9ba7651

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