CVE-2021-1639
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-1639- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7106
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-7106- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-573g-mpfq-v4rg
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-573g-mpfq-v4rg- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-1639- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft visual studio code
- microsoft visual studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
- microsoft visual studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
- microsoft visual studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)
- microsoft visual studio 2019 version 16.8
- microsoft visual studio 2017
- microsoft visual studio 2019
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1639 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published February 25, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.