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CVE-2023-33144: Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-23

Description

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: before 1.79 — fixed in 1.79
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: from 1.0.0 before 1.79 — fixed in 1.79

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.79; Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.79. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33144
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33144

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