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CVE-2021-28790

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The unofficial SwiftLint extension before 1.4.5 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious workspace with a crafted swiftlint.path configuration value that triggers execution upon opening the workspace.

Affected products

• Swiftlint Project Swiftlint: before 1.4.5 — fixed in 1.4.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Swiftlint Project Swiftlint 1.4.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-swiftlint/releases/tag/1.4.5
• https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/12
• https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-swiftlint/releases/tag/1.4.5
• https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/12

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