Microsoft Visual Studio Code Flaw Lets Extensions Steal Passwords

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-visual-studio-code-flaw-lets-extensions-steal-passwords/?web_view=true

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momoitin@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y

Yeah that sounds about right, anyways go try to use vscodium. It works the same way and you can even get extensions added to it but it takes a bit more work.

raspberry_confetti@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

lol

LethalSmack@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

“The tech giant decided against fixing the issue, as extensions are not expected to be sandboxed from the rest of the environment.”

Yikes