Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Fix
Public exploits 1
- parsiya/code-wsl-rce PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · microsoftNVD modified 2026-10-08 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 2
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43891 Patch, Vendor Advisory