{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 5 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1416 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2020-1416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, published on 14 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-1416 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-1416 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, published on 14 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1416 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1416/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1416/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-1416","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1416/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-1416","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-76cm-vv6x-f8wv"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Visual Studio IDE","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can elevate privileges by exploiting how Visual Studio and VS Code load software dependencies, requiring users to apply vendor patches.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[{"product":"azure_storage_explorer","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"typescript","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"visual_studio_2017","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"visual_studio_2019","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"visual_studio_code","vendor":"microsoft"}],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-269","name":"Improper Privilege Management"}],"description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when they load software dependencies, aka 'Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Privilege escalation in Azure Storage Explorer","id":"CVE-2020-1416","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"microsoft:visual_studio_2017","products":["microsoft:visual_studio_2017","microsoft:visual_studio_2019","microsoft:visual_studio_code"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2020"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2020-1417"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in Windows","id":"CVE-2020-1415"},"products":["Azure Storage Explorer","Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)","Microsoft Visual Studio 2019","Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)","Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 (includes 16.0 - 16.5)","TypeScript","Visual Studio Code"],"published":"2020-07-14","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Azure Storage Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-57104","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-11"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"Attackers can elevate privileges by exploiting how Visual Studio and VS Code load software dependencies, requiring users to apply vendor patches.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1416/"}