High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-28790

Description

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.

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Affected products

Visual Studio Code/SwiftLintdescription
Visual Studio Code/SwiftLintllm-create
Range: <1.4.5
Vknabel/vscode-swiftlintllm-create
Range: <1.4.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/vknabel/vscode-swiftlint/releases/tag/1.4.5nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/12nvdThird Party Advisory

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