CVE-2021-29658 describes a critical vulnerability in the unofficial vscode-rufo extension for Visual Studio Code, affecting versions prior to 0.0.4. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if a user opens a specially crafted workspace folder. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity, requiring only user interaction (opening a malicious workspace) to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vscode-rufo_project:vscode-rufo:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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