An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio Extension Installer…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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'.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00812 57th 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 version 16.5 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 | 16.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio | 2015 Update 3 | — | 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 version 16.5 VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.1 - 15.8) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio VendorMicrosoft Affected 2015 Update 3 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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2015:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | update_3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.9 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.5.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2015:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions update_3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.9 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.5.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-0900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8rj-v5pg-g6vq
More Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00884 An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-00785 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-00768 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-0900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-0900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8rj-v5pg-g6vq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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