Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.1 - 15.8)
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 Privilege Vulnerability'.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.1 - 15.8) — versions unspecified
- 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 Version 16.5 — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 — versions 15.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.0, 16.4, 16.5.0
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0899?
- CVE-2020-0899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.1 - 15.8). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0899?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.