CVE-2021-27068: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2021-May

Released

2021-05-11

EPSS Score

19.14% (percentile: 95.3%)

Affected Products (3)

Developer Tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)

Security Updates (3)

• Release Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

Ademar Nowasky Junior - https://nowasky.com

Revision History

• 2021-05-11: Information published.