Security advisory

{
  "id": "8211b723ee0bea8d0b793e980c0c19fdd2a7b38f29cccd44ae17bf2f3571ea1e",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28956",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-28956",
    "summary": "The unofficial vscode-sass-lint (aka Sass Lint) extension through 1.0.7 for Visual Studio Code allows attackers to execute arbitrary binaries if the user opens a crafted workspace. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-28956",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-28956",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-28956"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/glen-84/vscode-sass-lint",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "161d905a74f58a2463beb53e1663ab57ef957ce0"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:sass_lint_project:sass_lint:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.0.7"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.0.7",
            "v1.0.6",
            "v1.0.5",
            "v1.0.4",
            "v1.0.3",
            "v1.0.2",
            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.0.0",
            "v0.0.4",
            "v0.0.3",
            "v0.0.2",
            "v0.0.1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-28956.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:52.279253121Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/glen-84/vscode-sass-lint/releases",
        "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/glen-84.sass-lint/changelog",
        "https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/1",
        "https://github.com/glen-84/vscode-sass-lint/compare/v1.0.6...v1.0.7"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-28956",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379791,
  "published_at": "2021-03-22T07:15:12.753+00:00"
}