CVE-2021-27083: Remote Development Extension for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-Mar

Released

2021-03-09

EPSS Score

14.46% (percentile: 94.4%)

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Visual Studio Code Remote - Containers Extension

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

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

Revision History

• 2021-03-09: Information published.