CVE-2025-32726
Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 12, 2025 at 01:32 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio Code
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Improper access control in Visual Studio Code allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 1.99.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-32726SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.8MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284
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