CVE-2021-28953

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    CVE-2021-28953

    Published: 21 Mar 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The unofficial C/C++ Advanced Lint extension before 1.9.0 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted repository.

    References: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jbenden.c-cpp-flylint, https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/16, https://github.com/jbenden/vscode-c-cpp-flylint/compare/v1.8.2...v1.9.0

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7c2d21e5996ff70b537a1fa25d473e6fe0d5459a

    Affected versions

    v1.8.2
    v1.8.1
    v1.8.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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