Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0079
EPSS Percentile
52.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/visual_studio_2017
15.9
microsoft/visual_studio_2019
16.0
microsoft/visual_studio_2019
16.4
microsoft/visual_studio_2019
16.5.0
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026