CVE-2019-0728

moderate-risk
Published 2019-03-05

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it process environment variables after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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11.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106913
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0728
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106913
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0728
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal