CVE-2021-26437

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26437
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26437	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-09-15 12:15

Updated : 2026-08-10 16:17

NVD link : CVE-2021-26437

Mitre link : CVE-2021-26437

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-26437

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

visual_studio_code

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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