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Security Update for Microsoft Visual Studio Code (April 2025)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 234038

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Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.99.1. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.99.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ecad86e5

http://www.nessus.org/u?c41dc859

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 234038

File Name: smb_nt_ms25_april_visual_studio_code.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/8/2025

Updated: 4/8/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20570

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-20570