Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-30129 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.89%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.98% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-25 | 36.91% | 38.89% | +1.98% |
| 2 | 2025-11-24 | 39.07% | 36.91% | -2.16% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 39.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (49 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visual_studio_code | < 1.67.1 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30129 | |
| https://blog.sonarsource.com/securing-developer-tools-argument-injection-in-vscode/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-30129 | Patch Vendor Advisory |