Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2021-27064

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
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 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 April 2021

Summary

Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Unknown 15.9.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) Unknown 16.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) Unknown 16.0.0

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
x_refsource_MISC

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

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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