Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-28967

Description

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.

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Affected products

Visual Studio Code/MATLAB extension for Visual Studio Codedescription
Visual Studio Code/MATLABllm-create
Range: <2.0.1
Gimly/vscode-matlabllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.0.1
Gimly/Matlab
cpe:2.3:a:gimly:matlab:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
Range: <2.0.1

Patches

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References

github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/commit/fc5dc53397677464099e80629e785a25718bf5ecnvdPatch
vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/2nvdThird Party Advisory
github.com/Gimly/vscode-matlab/releasesnvdRelease Notes
marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/Gimly81.matlab/changelognvdProductRelease Notes

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