PT-2020-2748 · Microsoft · Visual Studio+2

Published 2020-06-09 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1203

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service (affected versions not specified) Visual Studio (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service of Visual Studio. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges. The vulnerability occurs due to the improper handling of objects in memory by the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector.

Recommendations For Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service, consider restricting access to the service until a patch is available. For Visual Studio, avoid using the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02832

CVE-2020-1203

Affected Products

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service

Visual Studio

Windows

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1203 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1203 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1203 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1203 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1203 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02832 · Security Note