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CVE-2020-1481

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-07-14 · updated 2026-06-17

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 extension: before 2.1.7 — fixed in 2.1.7
• Microsoft Visual Studio Code ESLint extension: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio Code ESLint extension 2.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1481
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1481

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