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    CVE-2020-0900

    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

    Published:Apr 15, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 15, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00449
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio 2015
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio 2017
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio 2019

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High