CVE-2021-43907
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-43907- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30769
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-30769- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq7c-f7ch-qfh7 No score
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-pq7c-f7ch-qfh7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-43907- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2021-43907 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code Wsl Extension, published December 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.00%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.