CVE-2022-30129Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Remote code execution via Git clone argument injection

Published May 10, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025

Argument injection in Microsoft Visual Studio Code before 1.67.1 allows remote attackers to execute code through a malicious deep link. The GitProtocolHandler clone path passes an attacker-controlled clone URL beginning with dashes to Git, which parses it as command options. Exploitation requires the target to click the link and accept the clone prompt; successful execution runs arbitrary commands with the user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability41.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Argument injection in Microsoft Visual Studio Code before 1.67.1 allows remote attackers to execute code through a malicious deep link. The GitProtocolHandler clone path passes an attacker-controlled clone URL beginning with dashes to Git, which parses it as command options. Exploitation requires the target to click the link and accept the clone prompt; successful execution runs arbitrary commands with the user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-30129
Published
May 10, 2022
Updated
Jan 2, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Visual Studio Code
Classifications
T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.67.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Visual Studio Codeversion=1.0.0 <1.67.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.001Malicious Link

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