CVE-2021-30503 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the unofficial GLSL Linting extension for Visual Studio Code, specifically versions prior to 1.4.0. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious workspace configuration that manipulates the glslangValidatorPath. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with no user interaction required. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:glsl_linting_project:glsl_linting:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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