An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector allows file creation in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system.An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.The update addresses the vulnerability by not permitting Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector to create files in arbitrary locations., aka 'Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual_studio | — | Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 to the latest version in the LTSC 15.9 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2017.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to the latest version in the LTSC 16.0 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2019.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 to the latest version in the LTSC 16.4 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2019.Update Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 to the latest version in the LTSC 14.0 version stream, or upgrade to a newer supported version of Visual Studio 2015. | Jun 25, 2025 | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Msft | — | 2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1809 (KB4538461)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1709 (KB4540681)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 1903 for x64-based Systems (KB4540673)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1803 (KB4540689)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 1809 (KB4538461)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2016, version 1607 (KB4540670)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1909 (KB4540673)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1507 (KB4540693)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4540673)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1903 (KB4540673)2020-03 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1607 (KB4540670) | Mar 10, 2020 | Mar 10, 2020 |
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