cve-2020-16881
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-09-11 17:08
Modified
2024-08-04 13:45
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Visual Studio JSON Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| ▼ | Microsoft | Visual Studio Code |
Version: 1.0.0 < publication cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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