Vulnerability · Published Nov 10, 2021 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2021-42319Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 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)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | 15.9.0 – before 15.9.41 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 – before 16.11.6 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) | 16.0.0 – before 16.7.21 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) | 15.0.0 – before 16.9.13 |
References
- Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42319 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred