What is CVE-2021-26700?

CVE-2021-26700 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Visual Studio Code npm-script Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2021-26700 cover?

CVE-2021-26700 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-26700. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2021-26700?

CVE-2021-26700 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2021-26700?

CVE-2021-26700 affects 1 product, including: Visual Studio Code - npm-script Extension.

CVE-2021-26700HighCVSS 7.8

Visual Studio Code npm-script Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

February 9, 2021

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a targeted user to clone a malicious repository. Attacker-specified code would execute once the targeted user viewed contents of the repository in Visual Studio Code.

🎯 Affected products1

Visual Studio Code - npm-script Extension

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26700
patchhttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eg2.vscode-npm-script