CVE-2020-1171 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Python

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
35.8%
top 2.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Microsoft PythonMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
Timeline
PublishedMay 21
Latest updateMay 24

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/visual_studio_codeunspecified
▶NVDmicrosoft/python< 2020.5.0

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v7q9-qwmc-9665: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads configuration files after opening a project, aka 'V↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1171: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads configuration files after opening a project, aka 'V↗2020-05-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2020-05-12
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CVE-2020-1171 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft | cvebase