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TI-2021-09582 Aliases CVE-2021-28470GHSA-r3xg-3fwc-2472

Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Visual Studio Code GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02407 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Visual Studio Code - GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension (Microsoft): publication

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftVisual Studio Code - GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension0.1.1 to before publicationpublicationPatch availableCNA
  • Visual Studio Code - GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension VendorMicrosoft Affected 0.1.1 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code_github_pull_requests_and_issues:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.25.1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code_github_pull_requests_and_issues:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.25.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Visual Studio Code - GitHub Pull Requests and Issues Extension (Microsoft) Fixed in publication

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28470
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3xg-3fwc-2472

References

Patch 1

Sources

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