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CVE-2021-28793

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.63% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2021-28793
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.63%

Original NVD Description

vscode-restructuredtext before 146.0.0 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability, where a crafted project folder could execute arbitrary binaries via crafted workspace configuration.