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**According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

**What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass Visual Studio Code sensitive file protections.

Missing authorization in Nuance PowerScribe allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?** The word **Remote** in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

**According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** An authorized attacker must send the user a malicious link and convince the user to open it.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in SQL Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Insertion of sensitive information into log file in Windows License Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.