Microsoft Visual Studio Code information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-29338. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code (Programming Tool Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was released 05/09/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-29338. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32911). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 5.0
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.0
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/04/2023 🔍
05/09/2023 +35 days 🔍
05/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2025 +793 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-29338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-29338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228471
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2023 20:22
Updated: 07/10/2025 21:16
Changes: 05/09/2023 20:22 (34), 05/09/2023 20:25 (20), 06/01/2023 14:56 (2), 06/01/2023 14:58 (11), 07/10/2025 21:16 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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