Security advisory

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  "id": "8aca0e5803b54d880219bc370cd09ba3ae8a569bfabb6bb0272cdd68e5a85e7c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28790",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-28790",
    "summary": "The unofficial SwiftLint extension before 1.4.5 for Visual Studio Code allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious workspace with a crafted swiftlint.path configuration value that triggers execution upon opening the workspace.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-28790",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-swiftlint",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "e019036e8fd7a0652f8ee423e875f3f8ea1ea417"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:swiftlint_project:swiftlint:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
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                      {
                        "fixed": "1.4.5"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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                    "range": [
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "1.4.5"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "1.4.4",
            "1.4.3",
            "1.4.2",
            "1.4.1",
            "1.4.0",
            "1.3.0",
            "1.2.7",
            "1.2.7-beta.0",
            "1.2.5",
            "1.2.4",
            "1.2.3",
            "1.2.2",
            "1.2.1",
            "1.2.0",
            "1.1.0",
            "1.0.5",
            "1.0.4",
            "1.0.3",
            "1.0.2",
            "1.0.1",
            "1.0.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-28790.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:36.666511418Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/vknabel/vscode-swiftlint/releases/tag/1.4.5",
        "https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/12"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-28790",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385721,
  "published_at": "2021-03-18T16:15:14.873+00:00"
}