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CVE-2021-28472

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CVE-2021-28472 describes a Remote Code Execution vulnerability within the Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension (microsoft/vscode-maven). This high-severity flaw, rated 7.8 CVSS, allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) on a vulnerable system, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.29.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vscode-maven:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
63.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6303 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 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 - Maven for Java Extension
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2021-Apr/CVE-2021-28472Important

Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Apr 13, 2021

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28472
PatchVendor Advisory