Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code

CVE-2021-34479

Microsoft Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability

EPSS: 0.133 (94.3th 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/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions 1.0.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34479 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34479?: CVE-2021-34479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-34479?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-34479 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.