First published: Wed Apr 15 2020(Updated: )
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 | =15.9 | |
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | =16.0 | |
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | =16.4 | |
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | =16.5.0 |
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The vulnerability ID for this elevation of privilege vulnerability is CVE-2020-0899.
The vulnerability affects Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 versions 15.9, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 versions 16.0 and 16.4, as well as Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5.0.
The severity of CVE-2020-0899 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.
This vulnerability occurs when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions.
More information about CVE-2020-0899 can be found at the following link: <a href='https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899'>https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899</a>