Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2020-1481

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Microsoft Visual Studio Code ESLint extension from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 23.6% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)23.6%top 2.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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'.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio Code ESLint extension unspecified

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