Vulnerability in Swift Development Environment Project

CVE-2021-28792

The unofficial Swift Development Environment extension before 2.12.1 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious workspace with a crafted sourcekit-lsp.serverPath, swift.languageServerPath, swift.path.sourcekite, swift.path.sourcekiteDockerMode, swift.path.swift_driver_bin, or swift.path.shell configuration value that triggers execution upon opening the workspace.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28792?
CVE-2021-28792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swift Development Environment Project. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-28792?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.