PT-2021-6962 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Justin Steven + 1 · Published 2021-09-14 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-26437

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to errors in the representation of information by the user interface, which can allow an attacker to conduct spoofing attacks. There is also a mention of a remote code execution (RCE) issue in the Jupyter Notebook component of Visual Studio Code. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

UI Misrepresentation of Critical Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-451

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02748

CVE-2021-26437

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26437 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26437 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02748 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26437 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26437 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/rnetsec/17652 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/106223 · Telegram Post