CVE-2023-21779 : Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published 2023-01-10 22:15:20

Updated 2024-05-29 03:15:32

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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2023-21779

Microsoft » Visual Studio Code
Versions before (<) 1.74.3
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.24%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 62 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	Microsoft Corporation
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.

Assigned by: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21779

CVE-2023-21779 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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