CVE-2020-0900

moderate-risk
Published 2020-04-15

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'.

Do I need to act?

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0.33% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (2)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0900
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0900
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low