CVE-2018-0597 Privilege escalation in The installer of Visual Studio Code
An attacker can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the Visual Studio Code installer due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0597?
CVE-2018-0597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published on 26 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio Code.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
- CVE-2026-81376 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-47281 Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-78462 Visual Studio Code Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-59113 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-69320 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjwh-37m4-wmr4.