What is CVE-2023-29338?

CVE-2023-29338 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2023-29338 cover?

CVE-2023-29338 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2023-29338. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2023-29338?

CVE-2023-29338 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-29338?

CVE-2023-29338 affects 1 product, including: Visual Studio Code.

CVE-2023-29338HighCVSS 6.6

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

May 9, 2023

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

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 file and convince the user to open it.

🎯 Affected products1

Visual Studio Code

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 1.78.1

🔗 References (3)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29338
patchhttps://code.visualstudio.com/Download
referencehttps://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_78