CVE-2020-17159
Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack 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 Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17159- 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-2020-9113
Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2020-9113- 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-p9fx-5rv4-h3wp
, aka 'Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
, aka 'Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-p9fx-5rv4-h3wp- 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 Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17159- 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
OSV No score
Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17159 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Visual Studio Code Language Support For Java Extension, published December 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.35%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.