PT-2021-6128 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Paul Gerste + 1 · Published 2021-12-15 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-43891

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 the Visual Studio Code editor. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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

Exploit

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00975

CVE-2021-43891

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/parsiya/code-wsl-rce · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43891 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00975 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34034 · Telegram Post