CVE-2020-1192

moderate-risk
Published 2020-05-21

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1171.

Do I need to act?

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41.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 59% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1192
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1192
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal