Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-1416
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Azure Storage Explorer from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.9% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)5.9%top 6.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when they load software dependencies, aka 'Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 (includes 16.0 - 16.5) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Visual Studio Code | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | 16.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Azure Storage Explorer | unspecified |
| Microsoft | TypeScript | unspecified |