QID 376164

Date Published: 2021-12-15

QID 376164: Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability for December 2021

Visual Studio Code Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Extension has the Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected Versions:
0.63.11

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable versions of Visual Studio Code with WSL extension.

Visual Studio Code WSL extension is prone to remote code execution vulnerability

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to CVE-2021-43907for more information pertaining to these vulnerabilities.

Vendor References

CVE-2021-43907 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43907

CVEs related to QID 376164

CVE-2021-43907 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2021-43907			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43907

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