CVE-2019-16765 HIGH

CVE-2019-16765

Vendor Github
Product vscode-codeql
Weakness CWE-250
Published November 25, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

If an attacker can get a user to open a specially prepared directory tree as a workspace in Visual Studio Code with the CodeQL extension active, arbitrary code of the attacker's choosing may be executed on the user's behalf. This is fixed in version 1.0.1 of the extension. Users should upgrade to this version using Visual Studio Code Marketplace's upgrade mechanism. After upgrading, the codeQL.cli.executablePath setting can only be set in the per-user settings, and not in the per-workspace settings. More information about VS Code settings can be found here.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 25, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated