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CVE-2021-28790

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.68% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2021-28790
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.68%

Original NVD 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.