Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code
CVE-2019-0728
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it process environment variables after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
EPSS: 0.277 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual_studio_code
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0728?
- CVE-2019-0728 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0728?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0728 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.