CVE-2022-41034Public exploit

Remote code execution via trusted notebook command URIs

Published Oct 11, 2022 · Updated Jan 2, 2025

Remote code execution in Microsoft Visual Studio Code before 1.72.1 allows remote attackers to run commands through a malicious notebook. A payload URL opens a remote notebook as trusted, letting injected HTML activate a command URI whose terminal options select an attacker-supplied executable. A user must follow a crafted link or visit an attacker-controlled site; commands run with the user's privileges and can reach connected Remote Development hosts.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability67.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft Visual Studio Code before 1.72.1 allows remote attackers to run commands through a malicious notebook. A payload URL opens a remote notebook as trusted, letting injected HTML activate a command URI whose terminal options select an attacker-supplied executable. A user must follow a crafted link or visit an attacker-controlled site; commands run with the user's privileges and can reach connected Remote Development hosts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-41034
Published
Oct 11, 2022
Updated
Jan 2, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Visual Studio Code
Classifications
T1204.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.72.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Visual Studio Codeversion=1.0.0 <1.72.1

Published CVSS scores

7.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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