Security advisory

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1416",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-1416",
    "summary": "An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code when they load software dependencies, aka 'Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-1416",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:22.390730757Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1416"
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                    "introduced": "15.0"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430669,
  "published_at": "2020-07-14T23:15:17.76+00:00"
}