The unofficial apple/swift-format extension before 1.1.2 for Visual Studio Code allows…
Priority LOW 37Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The unofficial apple/swift-format extension before 1.1.2 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious workspace with a crafted apple-swift-format.path configuration value that triggers execution upon opening the workspace.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01714 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple-swift-format_project:apple-swift-format:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio:*:* | before 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple-swift-format Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple-swift-format_project:apple-swift-format:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio:*:* Versions before 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple-swift-format Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28789
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc26-vp5p-2mv9
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-28789 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28789 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc26-vp5p-2mv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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