Microsoft Visual Studio Remote SSH Extension code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Visual Studio. This affects an unknown function of the component Remote SSH Extension. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-17148. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio (Programming Tool Software) (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Remote SSH Extension. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/08/2020 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-17148. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/04/2020 🔍
12/08/2020 +126 days 🔍
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12/09/2020 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2025 +1724 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-17148 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-17148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165734

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2020 07:37
Updated: 08/29/2025 06:04
Changes: 12/09/2020 07:37 (34), 12/09/2020 07:40 (18), 12/13/2020 17:42 (2), 12/13/2020 17:48 (18), 08/29/2025 06:04 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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