fromThe Hacker News
2 weeks agoOver 100 VS Code Extensions Exposed Developers to Hidden Supply Chain Risks
"A leaked VSCode Marketplace or Open VSX PAT [personal access token] allows an attacker to directly distribute a malicious extension update across the entire install base," Wiz security researcher Rami McCarthy said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "An attacker who discovered this issue would have been able to directly distribute malware to the cumulative 150,000 install base."
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