Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2023 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2023-28260.NET DLL Hijacking Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 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 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 24.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

.NET DLL Hijacking Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20dotnet6-build6.0.116-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-28260
Alpine:v3.20dotnet6-runtime6.0.16-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-28260
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm7.0.5GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm6.0.16GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm646.0.16GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm647.0.5GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x646.0.16GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x647.0.5GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x866.0.16GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
NuGetmicrosoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x867.0.5GHSA-w4m3-43gp-x8hx
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSdotnet66.0.116-0ubuntu1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28260
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSdotnet66.0.116-0ubuntu1~22.04.1USN-6006-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft .NET 6.0 6.0.0 – before 6.0.16
Microsoft .NET 7.0 7.0.0 – before 7.0.5
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 17.5.0 – before 17.5.4
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 17.4.0 – before 17.4.7
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 17.2.0 – before 17.2.15
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 17.0.0 – before 17.0.21
Microsoft PowerShell 7.3 7.3.0 – before 7.3.4
Microsoft PowerShell 7.2 7.2.0 – before 7.2.11

References