CVE-2021-31938: Microsoft VsCode Kubernetes Tools Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2021-Jun

Released

2021-06-08

EPSS Score

8.89% (percentile: 92.6%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user install the Visual Studio Code Kubernetes Tools extension or operate Visual Studio Code using that extension.

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Visual Studio Code - Kubernetes Tools

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

Gerardo Di Giacomo, <a href="https://www.stripe.com">Stripe Inc.</a>, Gerardo Di Giacomo, <a href="https://www.stripe.com">Stripe Inc.</a>

Revision History

• 2021-06-08: Information published.