TI-2021-04518 Aliases CVE-2021-21420

Vulnerability in Stripe for Visual Studio Code < 1.7.3

LOW 35CWE-74Published 2021-04-01 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

vscode-stripe is an extension for Visual Studio Code. A vulnerability in Stripe for Visual Studio Code extension exists when it loads an untrusted source-code repository containing malicious settings. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way the extension validates its settings.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00585 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed vscode-stripe (stripe): 1.7.3

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
stripe	vscode-stripe	before 1.7.3	1.7.3	Patch available	CNA

vscode-stripe Vendorstripe Affected before 1.7.3 Fixed in 1.7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:stripe:stripe::::::visual_studio_code::*	before 1.7.3	Vulnerable	stripe

cpe:2.3:a:stripe:stripe:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:* Versions before 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·stripe

Remediation

Fix · CNA vscode-stripe (stripe) Fixed in 1.7.3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21420

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/stripe/vscode-stripe/security/advisories/GHSA-j6x4-4622-8vv3

Sources

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