CVE-2021-27082
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-27082- 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/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13853
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-13853- 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/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6frx-3v8c-f474
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-6frx-3v8c-f474- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-27082- 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
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-27082 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Quantum Development Kit For Visual Studio Code, published March 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.98%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.