Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-36796

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.6
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.7
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 September 2023

What is CVE-2023-36796?

A vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected installations. This security flaw can be triggered when a user opens a malicious project file, resulting in malicious code execution within the Visual Studio environment. Users are urged to apply patches and updates from Microsoft to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

.NET 6.0 Unknown 6.0.0 < 6.0.24

.NET 7.0 Unknown 7.0.0 < 7.0.13

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 2.0.0 < 3.0.30729.8957

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:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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