TI-2020-00764 Aliases CVE-2020-0789 GHSA-9p8g-4m8r-qpv5

Link following in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019

LOW 33CWE-59Published 2020-03-12 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer Service improperly handles hard links, aka 'Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00863 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019	16.0	—	No fix listed	CNA
Microsoft	Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019::::::::	16.0 – 16.4	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 – 16.4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-0789
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p8g-4m8r-qpv5

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0789

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Sources

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