Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2022-35975Improper object validation allows for arbitrary code execution in GitOps Tools Extension for VSCode
Critical 9.0
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in vscode-gitops-tools from weaveworks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The GitOps Tools Extension for VSCode can make it easier to manage Flux objects. A specially crafted Flux object may allow for remote code execution in the machine running the extension, in the context of the user that is running VSCode. Users using the VSCode extension to manage clusters that are shared amongst other users are affected by this issue. The only safe mitigation is to update to the latest version of the extension.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| weaveworks | vscode-gitops-tools | >= 0.7.0, <= 0.20.2 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H