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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.