CVE-2021-28967

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2.0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

An upstream fix is merged but not yet released — mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation) until the release ships, then apply it.

The unofficial MATLAB extension before 2.0.1 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace because of lint configuration settings.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
49
EG Risk 49/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.
EPSS PROB
2.0%
EPSS %ILE
80th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact total (CVSS ≥ 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

March 24, 2021

Last Modified

July 8, 2025

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Oct 1, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

Advisory #2 - RyotaK's Vuln DB

https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/2
generic

Changelog | Visual Studio Marketplace

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Gimly81.matlab/changelog
generic

Releases · Gimly/vscode-matlab · GitHub

https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/releases
github_commit

commit fc5dc5339767 (Gimly/vscode-matlab)

Fix landed in Gimly/vscode-matlab commit fc5dc5339767 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/commit/fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ec

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-28967?
CVE-2021-28967 is a critical vulnerability published on March 24, 2021. The unofficial MATLAB extension before 2.0.1 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace because of lint configuration settings.
When was CVE-2021-28967 disclosed?
CVE-2021-28967 was first published on March 24, 2021, with the most recent update on July 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-28967 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-28967 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (80th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28967?
CVE-2021-28967 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-28967?
An upstream fix for CVE-2021-28967 has been merged but is not yet in a tagged release. Until it ships, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation, then update to the release that contains the fix.

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