CVE-2021-31213 is a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Visual Studio Code Remote Containers Extension. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through local access with user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While the vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8 and a high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit modules available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public awareness or immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.177.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.