CVE-2019-0728

7.8 highEPSS 28%

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it process environment variables after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2019-03-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:visual_studio_code

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106913
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0728
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38

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