Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer
CVE-2020-1416
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when they load software dependencies, aka 'Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.059 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.059 · newest: 0.059 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 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 16.6 (Includes 16.0 - 16.5) — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Typescript — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1416 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1416?
- CVE-2020-1416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1416?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1416 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.