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TI-2021-04513 Aliases CVE-2021-21415

Visual Studio Code Prisma Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Prisma VS Code a VSCode extension for Prisma schema files. This is a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that affects all versions of the Prisma VS Code extension older than 2.20.0. If a custom binary path for the Prisma format binary is set in VS Code Settings, for example by downloading a project that has a .vscode/settings.json file that sets a value for "prismaFmtBinPath". That custom binary is executed when auto-formatting is triggered by VS Code or when validation checks are triggered after each keypress on a *.prisma file. Fixed in versions 2.20.0 and 20.0.27. As a workaround users can either edit or delete the `.vscode/settings.json` file or check if the binary is malicious and delete it.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02098 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed language-tools (prisma): 2.20.0, 20.0.27

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
prismalanguage-tools2.1.0 to before 2.20.0; before 20.0.272.20.0, 20.0.27Patch availableCNA
  • language-tools Vendorprisma Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.20.0; before 20.0.27 Fixed in 2.20.0, 20.0.27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:prisma:language-tools:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*before 2.20.0Vulnerableprisma
  • cpe:2.3:a:prisma:language-tools:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* Versions before 2.20.0 Vulnerable ·prisma

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA language-tools (prisma) Fixed in 2.20.0, 20.0.27

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21415

References

Sources

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