A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'
Published Mar 12, 2020
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.86%
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'.
Affected products
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- Version 16.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
- Vendor Microsoft Product Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) Defaultn/a
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) | n/a |
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- ≥ 16.0 · ≤ 16.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00863) | 57.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 53.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 46.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 29.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01376) | 71.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 19, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01376) | 71.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 59.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 57.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.37% (0.01372) | 45.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 94.43th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 21.08% (0.21078) | 94.37th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 88.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.62% (0.05618) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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