CVE-2023-46944

Summary

CVE-2023-46944 is a vulnerability affecting GitKraken GitLens versions prior to 14.0.0. This issue enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code by introducing a specially crafted file to the Visual Studio Code workspace trust component. This component is designed to allow certain Git repositories to be trusted without requiring authentication. However, the vulnerability exploits this trust mechanism, potentially allowing unauthorized code execution and posing a serious security risk. Users are advised to update their GitLens software to the latest version to mitigate this threat.

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