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'.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.277 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.277 · newest: 0.277 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106913 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0728 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38 (mailing-list, 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.