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CVE-2021-30124

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-30124 is a critical vulnerability affecting the unofficial vscode-phpmd extension for Visual Studio Code, specifically versions prior to 1.3.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the phpmd.command value within a workspace folder. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vscode-phpmd_project:vscode-phpmd:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0305 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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 (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / sandhje/vscode-phpmd/commit/c462bf5c6f0160d0199855d5f8ed76be8d9beac0
PatchThird Party Advisory
marketplace.visualstudio.com / items
Product
vuln.ryotak.me / advisories/25
Third Party Advisory