What is CVE-2023-33144?

CVE-2023-33144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-06-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-33144?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-33144 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

CVE-2023-33144

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

EPSS: 0.013 (66.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions 1.0.0
Microsoft Visual_studio_code

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

em1ga3l/cve-msrc-extractor
gbdixg/PSMDE

References

secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33144?: CVE-2023-33144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-06-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-33144?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-33144 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.