CVE-2020-1171

high

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads configuration files after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1192.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-may-2020-patch-tuesday-addresses-111-cves

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1171

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-05-21

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H