CVE-2020-0899 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Micro…
published 2020-04-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2367
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8)
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-0899
- NVD CVE-2020-0899
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