Code Injection in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2021-34529

 

Code Injection in Visual Studio Code - CVE-2021-34529

Published: July 13, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54807
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34529
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Visual Studio Code. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Visual Studio Code

How to mitigate CVE-2021-34529

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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