CVE-2020-0899
published 2020-04-15CVE-2020-0899: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio…
PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.81%
56.7th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.5 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2017 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.0 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.5 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.03.6LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc5.5HIGH
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Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-04-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-0899 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite arbitrary file content in the security context of the local system.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, and can control the files written by the updater.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Visual Studio updater handles permissions.
Visual Studio: Visual Studio
Issuing CNA: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;Older Software Release:Explo
GHSA
GHSA-j53q-vvgg-c52c: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-0899 [LOW] CWE-269 GHSA-j53q-vvgg-c52c: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka 'Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 115 vulnerabilities. Nineteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. The remainders are scored as being “important” updates.
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, the Windows font library and the Windows kernel. A Cisco Talos researcher discovered CVE-2020-0939, an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Media Foundation. For more, check out Talos’ full Vulnerability Spotlight here.
Talos also released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules that provide coverage for some of these vulnerabilities
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 115 vulnerabilities. Nineteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. The remainders are scored as being “important” updates.
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, the Windows font library and the Windows kernel. A Cisco Talos researcher discovered CVE-2020-0939 , an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Media Foundation. For more, check out Talos’ full Vulnerability Spotlight here .
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2020-04-15
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