Microsoft · Visual Studio · CVE-2020-16874
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Microsoft Visual Studio (affected versions not specified)
Description:
A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft Visual Studio due to improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. The vulnerability can be exploited by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Visual Studio.
Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.