CVE-2023-46944
An issue in GitKraken GitLens before v.14.0.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46944- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-51105 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-51105- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5p4-634r-j4xr
An issue in GitKraken GitLens before v.14.0.0 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w5p4-634r-j4xr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-46944- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | GitLens Git Local Configuration Exec | 2023-11-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-46944 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gitkraken Gitlens, published November 28, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/gitkraken/vscode-gitlens/commit/ee2a0c42a92d33059a39fd15fbbd5dd3d5ab6440
sonarsource.com/blog/vscode-security-markdown-vulnerabilities-in-extensions
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46944