CVE-2023-21779 json
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2023-01-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-25946
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.74.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21779
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-21779
- NVD CVE-2023-21779
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