Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
CVE-2020-0789
A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (Includes 16.0 - 16.3) — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0789?
- CVE-2020-0789 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0789?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.