Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2022 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2022-24767
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path 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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | unspecified |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 | unspecified |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H