Local privilege escalation via improper file operations
Published Mar 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio allows local users to run processes in an elevated context through file operations. The Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service mishandles file operations, but Microsoft has not disclosed the affected function or incorrect operation. A low-privileged local account is required; successful exploitation yields elevated process execution, while the record identifies no remote path.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio allows local users to run processes in an elevated context through file operations. The Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service mishandles file operations, but Microsoft has not disclosed the affected function or incorrect operation. A low-privileged local account is required; successful exploitation yields elevated process execution, while the record identifies no remote path.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-0793
- Published
- Mar 12, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=16.0
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