FKIE_CVE-2021-28967

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-03-24 07:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:47
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The unofficial MATLAB extension before 2.0.1 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace because of lint configuration settings.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/commit/fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ecPatch
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/releasesRelease Notes
cve@mitre.orghttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Gimly81.matlab/changelogProduct, Release Notes
cve@mitre.orghttps://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/2Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/commit/fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ecPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/releasesRelease Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Gimly81.matlab/changelogProduct, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/2Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gimly matlab *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:47:06.153",
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