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CVE-2020-0899
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.81%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.81% · top 43% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8)
- affected unspecified
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- affected 16.0
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
- affected unspecified
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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