Top issues
Detected presence of software components with malicious dependencies.
Causes risk: malicious dependencies found
threats
Problem
Proprietary ReversingLabs malware detection algorithms have determined that the software package has one or more malicious dependencies. Some software dependencies may be optional, and could be installed or downloaded only if a certain pre-defined condition is met. When software dependencies are confirmed to be found within the software package, additional issues might also be reported. The detection was made by either a static byte signature, software component identity, or a complete file hash. This malware detection method is considered highly accurate, and can typically attribute malware to previously discovered software supply chain attacks.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No prevalence information at this timeNext steps
Inspect behaviors exhibited by the detected software components.
If the software behaviors differ from expected, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
Revise the use of components that raise these alarms. If you can't deprecate those components, make sure they are well-documented.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.
Detected presence of severe vulnerabilities with active exploitation.
Causes risk: actively exploited vulnerabilities
vulnerabilities
Problem
Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known severe vulnerabilities. Available threat intelligence telemetry has confirmed that the reported high or critical severity vulnerabilities are actively being exploited by malicious actors.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No prevalence information at this timeNext steps
We strongly advise updating the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.
Detected presence of critical severity vulnerabilities.
Causes risk: critical severity vulnerabilities
vulnerabilities
Problem
Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as critical severity.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No prevalence information at this timeNext steps
Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.
We strongly advise updating the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.
Detected presence of high severity vulnerabilities.
Causes risk: high severity vulnerabilities
vulnerabilities
Problem
Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as high severity.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No prevalence information at this timeNext steps
Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.
Update the component to the latest version.
If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.
Problem
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are structured addresses that point to locations and assets on the internet. URLs allow software developers to build complex applications that exchange data with servers that can be hosted in multiple geographical regions. URLs can commonly be found embedded in documentation, configuration files, source code and compiled binaries. One or more embedded URLs were discovered to link to raw files hosted on GitHub. Attackers often abuse popular web services to host malicious payloads. Since code-sharing services URLs are typically allowed by security solutions, using them for payload delivery increases the odds that the malicious code will reach the user. While the presence of code-sharing service locations does not imply malicious intent, all of their uses in a software package should be documented and approved. An increasing number of software supply chain attacks in the open source space leverages the GitHub service to deliver malicious payloads.Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No prevalence information at this timeNext steps
Investigate reported detections.
If the software should not include these network references, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.
Consider an alternative delivery mechanism for software packages.
Top behaviors
Might contain potentially obfuscated code or data.
anomaly
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No behavior prevalence information at this timeEncrypts data using Data Encryption Standard (DES).
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No behavior prevalence information at this timeEncodes data using the Base64 algorithm.
packer
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No behavior prevalence information at this timeOpens a TCP connection to a remote server.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No behavior prevalence information at this timeContains URLs that link to raw files on GitHub.
network
Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community
No behavior prevalence information at this timeTop vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Exploitation Lifecycle
(15 Active Vulnerabilities)
3 (3 Fixable)
CVE-2022-3517h
CVE-2023-30846h
CVE-2025-54798l
12 (12 Fixable)
CVE-2019-10744c
CVE-2021-3803h
CVE-2022-21222h
None
None
Exploits Unknown
Exploits Exist
Exploited by Malware
Patching Mandated