Security advisory

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  "id": "d179d7cabdf706a37d82ba8372904568f4059358e81c54ebe9d0660be94e6e6a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28967",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-28967",
    "summary": "The unofficial MATLAB extension before 2.0.1 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted workspace because of lint configuration settings.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-28967",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/gimly/vscode-matlab",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "ae774b55a20adbcda3b95790462f90170bd40750"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ec"
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0"
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                        "fixed": "2.0.1"
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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                  {
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                        "fixed": "fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ec"
                      }
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.6.0",
            "v1.5.3",
            "v1.5.2",
            "v1.5.1",
            "v1.5.0",
            "v1.4.0",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.0",
            "v1.1.0",
            "v1.0.0",
            "v0.9.0",
            "v0.8.0",
            "v0.7.1",
            "v0.7.0",
            "v0.6.0",
            "v0.5.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-28967.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:37.079181195Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/releases",
        "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Gimly81.matlab/changelog",
        "https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/2",
        "https://github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/commit/fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ec"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-28967",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385743,
  "published_at": "2021-03-24T07:15:12.71+00:00"
}