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Status published
High
CVE-2020-17156
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8), Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3), Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6), Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8
Vulnerable Versions:
15.9.0, 16.0, 16.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 9th, 2020
Last Modified:
June 9th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.