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CVE-2020-17159

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CVE-2020-17159 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack, including Red Hat Language Support for Java. It carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with an attack vector requiring user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:language_support_for_java:-:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0310 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Visual Studio Code Language Support for Java Extension
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-Dec/CVE-2020-17159Important

Visual Studio Code Java Extension Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Dec 8, 2020

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17159
PatchThird Party Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17159