CVE-2021-22539 is a vulnerability in Google Bazel
Published on April 16, 2021
Code execution in VSCode-bazel via malicious Bazel config files
An attacker can place a crafted JSON config file into the project folder pointing to a custom executable. VScode-bazel allows the workspace path to lint *.bzl files to be set via this config file. As such the attacker is able to execute any executable on the system through vscode-bazel. We recommend upgrading to version 0.4.1 or above.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-22539 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
External Control of File Name or Path
The software allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-22539
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Affected Versions
Google LLC VSCode-Bazel:- Version unspecified, <= 0.4.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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