CVE-2021-28457: Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/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-Apr

Released

2021-04-13

EPSS Score

9.31% (percentile: 92.8%)

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Visual Studio Code

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

RyotaK (<a href="https://twitter.com/ryotkak">@ryotkak</a>)

Revision History

• 2021-04-13: Information published.