Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio - CVE-2020-0900
Published: April 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26862
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0900
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles file operations. A local user can run a specially crafted application and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0900
Install update from vendor's website.