CVE-2020-17163 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Visual Studio Code Python Extension 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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0076.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Python Visual Studio Code

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:python:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-9117	Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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-2020-17163

History

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft python
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:python_extension::::::visual_studio_code::*	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:python::::::visual_studio_code::*
Vendors & Products	Microsoft python Extension	Microsoft python

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2023-12-29T16:24:16.265Z

Updated: 2025-09-05T17:11:25.294Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-17163

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:53:16.479Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-29T17:15:49.710

Modified: 2025-07-15T18:53:18.103

Link: CVE-2020-17163

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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