CVE-2021-28832 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.

Published: 2021-04-05

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vim_project:vim:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-15488	VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01218.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/commit/939df0e7fd55a9840dbd4fb3c907315e2a5ef446
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim
https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/9

History

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Subscriptions

Vim Project Vim

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-04-05T06:01:35.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:55:11.590Z

Reserved: 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-28832

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T07:15:13.227

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:46:57.580

Link: CVE-2021-28832

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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