CVE-2025-24042

Privilege escalation via out-of-workspace binary resolution

Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Improper access control in Microsoft Visual Studio Code JavaScript Debugger before 1.97.1 allows local users to execute a planted binary. NodeBinaryProvider walks upward from the debug working directory and accepts an executable from a parent node_modules/.bin directory outside the workspace. A local user must modify a commonly searched directory and induce the victim to start JavaScript debugging, causing the binary to run with the victim's privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Microsoft Visual Studio Code JavaScript Debugger before 1.97.1 allows local users to execute a planted binary. NodeBinaryProvider walks upward from the debug working directory and accepts an executable from a parent node_modules/.bin directory outside the workspace. A local user must modify a commonly searched directory and induce the victim to start JavaScript debugging, causing the binary to run with the victim's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24042
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Visual Studio Code JavaScript Debugger
Classifications
CWE-284, T1574.008
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.97.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Visual Studio Code JavaScript Debuggerversion=1.0.0 <1.97.1

Published CVSS scores

7.3Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1574.008Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

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