PT-2019-1507 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Sven Nobis · Published 2019-02-12 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2019-0728

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Visual Studio Code (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists in Visual Studio Code related to the processing of environment variables after a project is opened. This could allow a remote attacker to modify file access rights and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-00949

CVE-2019-0728

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0728 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-00949 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0728 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0728 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156569 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106913 · Note