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🛡️ CVE-2023-46944 — gitlens

🟠 CVSS 7.8 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public NVD
7.8
CVSS Score
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Description

An issue in GitKraken GitLens before v.14.0.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file to the Visual Studio Codes workspace trust component.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-46944 is recorded against 1 package.

  • gitlens (fixed in 14.0.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 28 November 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com
www.sonarsource.com
github.com
www.sonarsource.com

Other advisories for this package

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Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 7.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2023-11-28
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
gitlens — 14.0.0

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