# CVE-2021-30503: The unofficial GLSL Linting extension before 1.4.0 for Visual Studio Code allows remote code execution via a crafted glslangValidatorPath in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The unofficial GLSL Linting extension before 1.4.0 for Visual Studio Code allows remote code execution via a crafted glslangValidatorPath in the workspace configuration.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/27
- https://github.com/hsimpson/vscode-glsllint/commit/3effba525bdff7d4257e66a6815ff956d2bce8ac
- https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/CADENAS.vscode-glsllint/changelog#:~:text=1.4.x

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