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Status published
High
CVE-2025-21264
Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.27.0, 1.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 13th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 13th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C