GistPad before 0.2.7 allows a crafted workspace folder to change the URL for the Gist…
Priority LOW 26CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
GistPad before 0.2.7 allows a crafted workspace folder to change the URL for the Gist API, which leads to leakage of GitHub access tokens.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00944 61st 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:gistpad_project:gistpad:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio:*:* | before 0.2.7 | Vulnerable | Gistpad Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:gistpad_project:gistpad:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio:*:* Versions before 0.2.7 Vulnerable ·Gistpad Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-29642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxx6-78xm-pw3x
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-29642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-29642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxx6-78xm-pw3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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