CVE-2020-17159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06629.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Redhat	Language Support For Java

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:language_support_for_java:-:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17159
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17159

History

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code::::::java::*
Vendors & Products	Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio Code
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17159

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Redhat Redhat language Support For Java
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:redhat:language_support_for_java:-:::::visual_studio_code::
Vendors & Products		Redhat Redhat language Support For Java

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-12-09T23:36:59

Updated: 2025-08-28T22:23:34.373Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-17159

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:53:17.374Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-10T00:15:16.683

Modified: 2025-08-28T23:15:44.057

Link: CVE-2020-17159

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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