CVE-2021-27084 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2021-03-11

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 14.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Visual Studio Code - Java Extension Pack

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0.5.0`	affected	< publication

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:maven_for_java:-:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14463.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27084

History

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft maven For Java
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-:::::java::	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:maven_for_java:-:::::visual_studio_code::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft maven For Java

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Maven For Java Visual Studio Code

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-03-11T15:47:06.000Z

Updated: 2024-10-01T15:55:07.810Z

Reserved: 2021-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27084

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:40:47.228Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-03-11T16:15:18.613

Modified: 2025-07-30T16:51:17.950

Link: CVE-2021-27084

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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