CVE-2021-28956

Description

The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.51%

Vendor Advisory visualstudio.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/glen-84/vscode-sass-lint/releases	third party advisory release notes
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/glen-84.sass-lint/changelog	release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/glen-84/vscode-sass-lint/compare/v1.0.6...v1.0.7	release notes third party advisory patch
https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/1	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28956?: CVE-2021-28956 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28956?: To fix CVE-2021-28956, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-28956 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-28956 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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