GCVE-110-OSM-2026-4806

Advisory PublishedCVSS 5.4/10

Vulnetix · Advisory published May 27, 2026

Malicious VSCode tasks.json that delivers malware to user device, when the repository is opened in vscode. The tasks.json file uses URL shortners to hide attacker controlled C2. The method was reported by OSM in TasksJacker campaign. Note that at the time of this report, the attacker's URL shortner organisation has been suspended by the hosting provider.

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1

5.4/10

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
unknown		all (affected)	—

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