Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2021-1639

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.8
Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 February 2021

Summary

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Unknown 15.9.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) Unknown 16.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) Unknown 16.0.0

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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EPSS Score

1% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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