CVE-2020-17148
Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17148- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9102
Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2020-9102- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh6j-j322-g8m3
, aka 'Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
, aka 'Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-xh6j-j322-g8m3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Visual Studio Code Remote Development Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17148- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17148 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code, published December 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.97%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.