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

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2021-Feb

Released

2021-02-09

EPSS Score

4.08% (percentile: 88.6%)

Affected Products (5)

Developer Tools

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

Security Updates (5)

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Acknowledgments

<a href="https://daviddworken.com/">David Dworken</a>

Revision History

• 2021-02-09: Information published.