CVE-2020-1481

high-risk
Published 2020-07-14

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the ESLint extension for Visual Studio Code when it validates source code after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code ESLint Extention Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Do I need to act?

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40.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 60% 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 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1481
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1481
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal