CVE-2025-65715 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in the Code Runner extension (v0.12.2 and earlier) for Visual Studio Code, impacting users of the 'formulahendry coderunner' product. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system simply by having them open a specially crafted workspace, requiring user interaction but no prior authentication. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with multiple media articles and discussions, indicating a high level of concern despite its inactive status on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:formulahendry:coderunner:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.