Code Injection in Visual Studio Code WSL Extension - CVE-2021-43907
Published: December 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58908
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43907
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 WSL Extension. 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 WSL Extension
How to mitigate CVE-2021-43907
Install updates from vendor's website.