CVE-2024-49050 (GCVE-0-2024-49050)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-12 17:54 – Updated: 2025-07-08 15:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-13 04:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-501 - Trust Boundary Violation
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Python extension for Visual Studio Code |
Affected:
2020 , < 2024.18.2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
Date Public
2024-11-12 08:00
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