PT-2020-4828 · Microsoft · Visual Studio Code

Published 2020-11-10 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-17104

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Visual Studio Code (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the Visual Studio Code editor. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05381

CVE-2020-17104

Affected Products

Visual Studio Code

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17104 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05381 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17104 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17104 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17104 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020111077 · Note