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CVE-2020-1171

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 14.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-05-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2020-1171
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
14.27%

Original NVD Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads configuration files after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1192.