May 2020:
CVE-2020-1171 Published on May 21, 2020

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads configuration files after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1192.

NVD


Products Associated with CVE-2020-1171

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Visual Studio Code Version unspecified is affected by CVE-2020-1171

Exploit Probability

EPSS
35.83%
Percentile
97.01%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.