CVE-2025-21264 (GCVE-0-2025-21264)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-13 16:58 – Updated: 2025-09-10 00:09
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Summary
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Visual Studio Code allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
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
CWE
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.100.1 (custom)
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