CVE-2021-27082 (GCVE-0-2021-27082)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-11 15:47 – Updated: 2026-08-19 16:30
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Title
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Microsoft Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Affected: 0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:quantum_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
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2021-03-09 16:00
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