An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Visual Studio updater service improperly handles file permissions, aka Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual_studio_2017 | Microsoft | 15.9 (including) | 15.9 (including) |
| Visual_studio_2019 | Microsoft | 16.0 (including) | 16.0 (including) |
| Visual_studio_2019 | Microsoft | 16.1 (including) | 16.1 (including) |