VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-0597
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.47% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- microsoft/visual studio code
- Source
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/Vendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.