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CVE-2019-0728

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-0728 describes a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. This flaw occurs when the application processes environment variables after opening a project. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it has a local attack vector requiring user interaction, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
27.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2771 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Visual Studio Code
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2019-Feb/CVE-2019-0728Important

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Feb 12, 2019

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0728
PatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106913
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry