Code execution via undisclosed extension flaw
Published Apr 13, 2021 · Updated Oct 1, 2024
Remote code execution in the Remote Development Extension for Microsoft Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute code after user interaction. Microsoft has not published the vulnerable function, input path, or unsafe operation within the extension, leaving the code-level mechanism undisclosed. Exploitation requires user interaction in a local attack context and executes code with the affected account's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in the Remote Development Extension for Microsoft Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute code after user interaction. Microsoft has not published the vulnerable function, input path, or unsafe operation within the extension, leaving the code-level mechanism undisclosed. Exploitation requires user interaction in a local attack context and executes code with the affected account's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-28471
- Published
- Apr 13, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Visual Studio Code
- Classifications
- T1204
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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