Medium severity · published Apr 15, 2020
CVE-2020-0899
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of…
5.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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'.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
Visual Studio 2017 · Microsoft
15.9 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2019 · Microsoft
16.0; 16.4; 16.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0899
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0899
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899
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