CVE-2023-29338

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

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Published May 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.78.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32911	Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.878% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29338

History

Nov 20, 2024 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 10, 2025, 4:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: May 9, 2023, 5:03 PM
Updated: Jul 10, 2025, 4:39 PM
Reserved: Apr 4, 2023, 10:34 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:07 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:07 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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