An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
Published Apr 15, 2020
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.81%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected products
- Vendor Microsoft Product Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) Defaultn/a
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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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
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- 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 | ||||||
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) | n/a |
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| 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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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 | n/a |
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- 15.9
- 16.0
- 16.4
- 16.5.0
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:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.81% (0.00812) | 55.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00760) | 50.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 47.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 60.47th | 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 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 92.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 17.64% (0.17642) | 92.74th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 86.26th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0899 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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