CVE-2020-17150

Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17150
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17150	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:tslint:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

History

28 Aug 2025, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17150 -

10 Jul 2025, 12:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::tslint::*	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:tslint::::::visual_studio_code::*
First Time		Microsoft tslint

Information

Published : 2020-12-10 00:15

Updated : 2025-08-28 23:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-17150

Mitre link : CVE-2020-17150

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-17150

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

tslint

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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