CVE-2021-43907: Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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-Dec

Released

2021-12-14

EPSS Score

10.13% (percentile: 93.1%)

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Visual Studio Code WSL Extension

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://parsiya.net/">Parsia Hakimian</a>

Revision History

• 2021-12-14: Information published.