CVE-2022-30129

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Elevated

8.8

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 97.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 10, 2022

Last Modified

January 2, 2025

References (3)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30129
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.sonarsource.com/securing-developer-tools-argument-injection-in-vscode/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-30129

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-301292022-05-10
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

2026-06-08 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCRoccoPearce/CVE-2022-30129
First seen Dec 7, 2022
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-30129?

CVE-2022-30129 is a high vulnerability published on May 10, 2022. Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

When was CVE-2022-30129 disclosed?

CVE-2022-30129 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 10, 2022, with the most recent update on January 2, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-30129 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-30129 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-30129?

CVE-2022-30129 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-30129?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-30129, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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