Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio
CVE-2020-0900
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
EPSS: 0.008 (52.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2015 Update 3
- 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_2015 — versions update_3
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2017 — versions 15.9
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2019 — versions 16.0, 16.4, 16.5.0
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0900?
- CVE-2020-0900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0900?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.