Is CVE-2021-28789 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-28789 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-28789?

CVE-2021-28789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-28789?

CVE-2021-28789 has an EPSS score of 1.71% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28789?

Upgrade apple-swift-format to 1.1.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-28789

HIGHEPSS 75th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The unofficial apple/swift-format extension before 1.1.2 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious workspace with a crafted apple-swift-format.path configuration value that triggers execution upon opening the workspace.

How to fix

Remediation Available

apple-swift-formatNVD

Affected:< 1.1.2Fixed in:1.1.2CVE-2021-28789derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.