Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2021-26434
7.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Microsoft
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 15 September 2021
What is CVE-2021-26434?
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Affected Version(s)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Unknown 15.9.0 < 15.9.39
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) Unknown 16.11.0 < 16.11.3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) Unknown 16.0 < 16.4.26
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved