CVE-2020-17023 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Visual Studio Code, triggered when a user opens a malicious 'package.json' file. This local attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and has low attack complexity (AC:L), allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user, potentially leading to full system compromise. While not currently in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code, it has a high CVSS score of 7.8, a high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.