Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-0899
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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'.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | 16.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) | unspecified |