PT-2020-2257

CVE-2020-0900

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Published

2020-04-14

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Updated

2021-07-21

Description by

CVSS 3.1
5.5
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Visual Studio Extension Installer Service (affected versions not specified)
Description An elevation of privilege issue exists due to the improper handling of file operations by the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service. This could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Related identifiers
CVE-2020-0900
BDU:2020-02193
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