Information disclosure in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2023-33144
Published: June 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77259
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33144
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when file system operations are performed on malicious UNC paths. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and obtain victim's NTLM hash.
Affected software
Visual Studio Code
How to mitigate CVE-2023-33144
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio Code - update to 1.79.1