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CVE-2021-28832

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

VSCodeVim before 1.19.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace configuration.

Affected products

• Vim Project Vim: before 1.19.0 — fixed in 1.19.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Vim Project Vim 1.19.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/commit/939df0e7fd55a9840dbd4fb3c907315e2a5ef446
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim
• https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/9
• https://github.com/VSCodeVim/Vim/commit/939df0e7fd55a9840dbd4fb3c907315e2a5ef446
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim
• https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/9

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