Top issues
Detected Windows executable files with imported functions susceptible to pointer hijacking.
Causes risk: execution hijacking concerns
hardening
Problem
Sensitive executable memory regions should be kept as read-only to protect the integrity of trusted execution code flow paths. Imported function addresses are pointers to the symbols that implement the application-required functionality. If those pointers are changed by malicious code, execution paths can be redirected to unintended locations. Most modern programming language toolchains protect those memory regions appropriately. These issues are commonly reported for outdated linkers and non-compliant executable packing solutions.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
20 packages
found in
Top 100
161 packages
found in
Top 1k
472 packages
found in
Top 10k
1.89k packages
in community
Next steps
Review the programming language linker options, and consider a build toolchain update.
Detected Windows executable files with TLS callbacks susceptible to pointer hijacking.
Causes risk: execution hijacking concerns
hardening
Problem
Sensitive executable memory regions should be kept as read-only to protect the integrity of trusted execution code flow paths. Thread local storage (TLS) callbacks are pointers to code initialization and resource release functions. If those pointers are changed by malicious code, execution paths can be redirected to unintended locations. Most modern programming language toolchains protect those memory regions appropriately. These issues are commonly reported for outdated linkers and non-compliant executable packing solutions.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
12 packages
found in
Top 100
102 packages
found in
Top 1k
348 packages
found in
Top 10k
1.32k packages
in community
Next steps
Review the programming language linker options, and consider a build toolchain update.
Detected presence of high severity vulnerabilities.
Causes risk: high severity vulnerabilities
vulnerabilities
Problem
Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as high severity.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
68 packages
found in
Top 100
555 packages
found in
Top 1k
3086 packages
found in
Top 10k
17.47k packages
in community
Next steps
Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.
Update the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.
Detected presence of files containing URLs that reside in regions with US export restrictions.
hunting
Problem
Export restrictions (or a restriction on exportation) are limitations on the quantity of goods exported to a specific country or countries by a Government. The United States Government has imposed export restrictions on a number of countries and regions. These restrictions may or may not apply to digital goods such as software and other related intellectual property. It is advised that the reported findings are put in the usage context so that they can be audited and reviewed by the legal department before the software package is deployed. Current list of countries with export restrictions includes: Cuba (.cu), Iran (.ir), North Korea (.nk) and Syria (.sy).Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
7 packages
found in
Top 100
35 packages
found in
Top 1k
79 packages
found in
Top 10k
356 packages
in community
Next steps
Investigate reported detections.
You should delay the software release until the legal review is completed.
Detected presence of files containing URLs that reside in regions with EU export restrictions.
hunting
Problem
Export restrictions (or a restriction on exportation) are limitations on the quantity of goods exported to a specific country or countries by a Government. The European Union has imposed export restrictions on a number of countries and regions. These restrictions may or may not apply to digital goods such as software and other related intellectual property. It is advised that the reported findings are put in the usage context so that they can be audited and reviewed by the legal department before the software package is deployed. Current list of countries with export restrictions includes: Belarus (.by), Iran (.ir), Iraq (.iq), Libya (.ly), Myanmar (.mm), North Korea (.nk), Syria (.sy), Venezuela (.ve) and Zimbabwe (.zw).Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
13 packages
found in
Top 100
77 packages
found in
Top 1k
242 packages
found in
Top 10k
1.05k packages
in community
Next steps
Investigate reported detections.
You should delay the software release until the legal review is completed.
Top behaviors
Tampers with system environment variables.
settings
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
53 packages
found in
Top 100
331 packages
found in
Top 1k
1160 packages
found in
Top 10k
5.29k packages
in community
Contains URIs related to Symantec security products.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior uncommon for this community (Uncommon)
8 packages
found in
Top 100
38 packages
found in
Top 1k
101 packages
found in
Top 10k
326 packages
in community
Contains common certificate strings.
settings
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior uncommon for this community (Uncommon)
16 packages
found in
Top 100
99 packages
found in
Top 1k
317 packages
found in
Top 10k
1.45k packages
in community
Encodes data using the Base64 algorithm.
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
82 packages
found in
Top 100
636 packages
found in
Top 1k
3971 packages
found in
Top 10k
25.82k packages
in community
Permits an incoming connection on a TCP socket.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
32 packages
found in
Top 100
173 packages
found in
Top 1k
424 packages
found in
Top 10k
1.58k packages
in community
Top vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Exploitation Lifecycle
(5 Active Vulnerabilities)
5 (5 Fixable)
CVE-2024-7254h
CVE-2024-12798m
CVE-2025-11226m
None
None
None
Exploits Unknown
Exploits Exist
Exploited by Malware
Patching Mandated