Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2021 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2021-34477Visual Studio Code .NET Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in .NET Education Bundle SDK Install Tool from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Visual Studio Code .NET Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | .NET Education Bundle SDK Install Tool | 0.0.0 – before 1.2.0 |
| Microsoft | .NET Install Tool for Extension Authors | 1.0.0 – before 0.7.0 |
References
- Visual Studio Code .NET Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34477 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred