CVE-2021-28832
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace...
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.
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
NVD Score used
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.
- Record
CVE-2021-28832- 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
CVE List No score
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.
- Record
CVE-2021-28832- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15488 No score
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2021-15488- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gwj3-pfr7-5cw3 No score
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace...
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.
- Record
GHSA-gwj3-pfr7-5cw3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.
- Record
CVE-2021-28832- 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-2021-28832 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Vim Project Vim, published April 5, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.