CVE-2021-28953

HIGH

C/C++ Advanced Lint < 1.9.0 - Arbitrary Binary Execution via Crafted Repository

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Product, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jbenden.c-cpp-flylint
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/16

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 58.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-427
Status published
Products (1)
c\/c\+\+_advanced_lint_project/c\/c\+\+_advanced_lint < 1.9.0
Published Mar 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026