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CVE-2019-0728

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 27.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-03-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: all versions
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code: all versions

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
• 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

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