CVE-2025-24042

Summary

CVE-2025-24042 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the JS Debug extension in Visual Studio Code. An attacker can exploit this flaw to run arbitrary code with higher privileges, potentially leading to serious security consequences. Successful exploitation requires the attacker to have the ability to load a malicious extension or manipulate a malicious debug script. Microsoft recommends updating the extension to its latest version to mitigate this risk. This issue underscores the importance of keeping software and extensions up to date to protect against potential security threats.

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