Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio - CVE-2020-1416
Published: July 14, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29830
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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1416
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 application does not properly impose security restrictions in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when they load software dependencies. A local user can plant malicious content on an affected computer and wait for another user to launch Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, leading to privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1416
Install updates from vendor's website.