CVE-2020-0900 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio
Attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper file handling in the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service.
- 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-2020-0900?
CVE-2020-0900 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 the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0900?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8rj-v5pg-g6vq.