High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-1481

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the ESLint extension for Visual Studio Code when it validates source code after opening a project, aka 'Visual Studio Code ESLint Extention Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Affected products

Microsoft/Visual Studio Code ESLint Extensionllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Visual Studio Code Python Extensioncpe-rescue
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Eslint
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:eslint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.1.7

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1481nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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