CVE-2020-0789 json
A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Stud…
published 2020-03-12 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2276
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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'.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-0789
- NVD CVE-2020-0789
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