Critical severity · published Dec 15, 2021
CVE-2021-43907
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
9.8
CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WS
Windows Subsystem For Linux · Microsoft
before 0.63.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43907
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43907
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43907
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