CVE-2022-35825: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Category
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2022-Aug
- Released
- 2022-08-09
- Last Updated
- 2023-09-22
- EPSS Score
- 4.04% (percentile: 88.5%)
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file.
In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file.
In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) containing a specially crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability.
An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.
Affected Products (8)
Developer Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2
Security Updates (8)
Acknowledgments
Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative, HAO LI of VenusTech ADLab
Revision History
- 2022-08-09: Information published.
- 2023-09-22: Acknowledgement added. This is an informational change only.