CVE-2020-0899 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8)
Attackers can exploit improper file permission handling in the Visual Studio updater service to elevate privileges on the local system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0899?
CVE-2020-0899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0899?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-21178 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1349 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1350 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1352 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1354 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j53q-vvgg-c52c.