# CVE-2022-41083: Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit the Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code to escalate privileges on the user's system.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Jan 2025

## What is CVE-2022-41083?

CVE-2022-41083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code, published on 11 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41083?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Jupyter.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41083?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41083 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code

- [CVE-2023-36018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36018/): Visual Studio Code Jupyter Extension Spoofing Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41083 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code, published on 11 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41083 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41083/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41083/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41083
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41083
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41083

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41083/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.