CVE-2020-0900 json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles file operations, aka '…
published 2020-04-15 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-2368
- 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 the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service 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
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0900
patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-0900
- NVD CVE-2020-0900
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