SB2020041437 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio
Published: April 14, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020041437
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0899)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Microsoft Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions. A local user can control the files written by the updater and overwrite arbitrary files.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.