7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-43891
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution RCE
Description

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 15, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2022, 5:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-43891 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43891 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft visual_studio_code
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-43891.

URL Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

Proof of Concept for CVE-2021-43891

JavaScript CSS Pug

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Dec. 20, 2021, 9:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-43891 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43891 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-94 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.63.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43891 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-43891 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

10.57 }} 6.51%

score

0.95254

percentile

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