What is CVE-2021-28967?

CVE-2021-28967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gimly Matlab. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-28967?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gimly Matlab

CVE-2021-28967

The unofficial MATLAB extension before 2.0.1 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace because of lint configuration settings.

EPSS: 0.020 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gimly Matlab
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-28967?: CVE-2021-28967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gimly Matlab. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-28967?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.