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01 Record

CVE-2020-16977

Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 88.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-10-16 22:18Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 13:45Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-08-04
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
871016b618ddbaa0a60fff0f29f59064038508e01b143e708c6bbceab6a3f221

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftPython extension for Visual Studio Code2020 to < publicationUnknown

06 References