PT-2021-3138 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Ryotak · Published 2021-05-11 · Updated 2023-08-02 · CVE-2021-31211

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description The issue is related to incorrect code generation management in Visual Studio Code. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

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

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02779

CVE-2021-31211

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31211 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02779 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021051140 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14619 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14836 · Telegram Post