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Status published
High
CVE-2023-21566
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8), Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
Vulnerable Versions:
17.2.0, 15.9.0, 17.4.0, 17.0.0, 16.11.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 14th, 2023
Last Modified:
January 1st, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C