CVE-2021-28953
High
Published: 21 March 2021
Published
21 March 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0025
48.1th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-28953 is a high-severity Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) vulnerability in C\/C\+\+ Advanced Lint Project C\/C\+\+ Advanced Lint. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 48.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-15604
Vulnerability details
The unofficial C/C++ Advanced Lint extension before 1.9.0 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted repository.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
c\/c\+\+ advanced lint project
c\/c\+\+ advanced lint
≤ 1.9.0
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.