CVE-2023-36867

Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 11, 2023 at 05:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPull Requests and IssuesVisual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.66.2
Affected range stops below 0.66.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0.1.1 ≤ v < 0.66.20.1.1
Affected range stops below 0.66.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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