GCVE-110-OSM-2026-3741

Advisory PublishedCVSS 9.6/10

Vulnetix · Advisory published May 9, 2026

Malicious vscode tasks.json delivers malware to user device when the repository is opened as Trusted workspace in visual studio code. There are two vectors first one is malicious tasks.json file. Second payload is hidden C2 URL https://ip-core-api[.]vercel[.]app[/]api, used to steal environment variables during runtime, and the returned payload is executed on user device. The second payload acts as a fail safe if the user uses and IDE that is not vscode, the attacker can still deliver obfuscated JS malware.

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1

9.6/10

Critical · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
unknown		all (affected)	—

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