The GitOps Tools Extension for VSCode can make it easier to manage Flux objects. A specially crafted Flux object may allow for remote code execution in the machine running the extension, in the context of the user that is running VSCode.
Impact
Users using the VSCode extension to manage clusters that are shared amongst other users are affected by this issue.
Workarounds
The only safe mitigation is to update to the latest version of the extension.
Credits
This vulnerability was reported by @pjbgf.
References
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The GitOps Tools Extension for VSCode can make it easier to manage Flux objects. A specially crafted Flux object may allow for remote code execution in the machine running the extension, in the context of the user that is running VSCode.
Impact
Users using the VSCode extension to manage clusters that are shared amongst other users are affected by this issue.
Workarounds
The only safe mitigation is to update to the latest version of the extension.
Credits
This vulnerability was reported by @pjbgf.
References
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: