Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-21815

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.0
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 February 2023

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system. This issue arises due to improper handling of objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the logged-in user. To mitigate this issue, it is essential for users to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft to safeguard their systems against potential attacks.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 Unknown 12.0.0 < 12.0.40700.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Unknown 14.0.0 < 14.0.27555.0

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Unknown 15.9.0 < 15.9.52

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

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

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