CVE-2021-28953

HIGH

C/c++ Advanced Lint < 1.9.0 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 47.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (1)

c\/c\+\+_advanced_lint_project/c\/c\+\+_advanced_lint < 1.9.0

Timeline

Published Mar 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026