CVE-2024-43601

Code execution via elevated-save argument injection

Published Oct 8, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Command injection in Microsoft Visual Studio Code for Linux before 1.94.1 allows local users to execute code through a crafted workspace. NativeHostMainService.writeElevated concatenates attacker-influenced source and target paths into a sudo command string without safely separating arguments. A user must open the untrusted workspace, invoke elevated save, and approve the authorization prompt, after which injected commands run with the granted privileges.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Microsoft Visual Studio Code for Linux before 1.94.1 allows local users to execute code through a crafted workspace. NativeHostMainService.writeElevated concatenates attacker-influenced source and target paths into a sudo command string without safely separating arguments. A user must open the untrusted workspace, invoke elevated save, and approve the authorization prompt, after which injected commands run with the granted privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-43601
Published
Oct 8, 2024
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Visual Studio Code
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059.004, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.94.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Visual Studio Codeversion=1.0.0 <1.94.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell
T1204.002Malicious File

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