CVE-2021-43908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability

Published: 2021-12-15

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 1.63.1

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02844.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43908

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-12-15T14:15:41.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:13:56.872Z

Reserved: 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-43908

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-15T15:15:11.553

Modified: 2026-10-08T22:17:13.583

Link: CVE-2021-43908

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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