PT-2023-5065 · Microsoft+1 · Visual Studio Code+1

Paul Gerste + 1 · Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2023-11-22 · CVE-2023-36742

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Visual Studio Code (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in Visual Studio Code, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05616

CVE-2023-36742

Affected Products

Red Os

Visual Studio Code

References · 9

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36742 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05616 · Security Note
• http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/698511 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36742 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36742 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023091324 · Note
• https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/uyazvimosti/support/secure/uyazvimosti/mnozhestvennye-uyazvimosti-codium-cve-2023-36742-cve-2023-39956-cve-2023-33144-cve-2023-29338-cve-20 · Note
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/41322 · Telegram Post