CVE-2021-28472
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension 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
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-28472- 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-2021-15150
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-15150- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-587x-4hxw-rc2g
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-587x-4hxw-rc2g- 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
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-28472- 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
OSV
Visual Studio Code Maven for Java Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-28472- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28472 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Maven For Java Extension, published April 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.