CVE-2023-36742 (GCVE-0-2023-36742)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-12 16:58 – Updated: 2025-10-30 18:17
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Summary
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
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
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
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Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.82.1 (custom)
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