CVE-2023-23381: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CVSS Vector
- 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
- Category
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2023-Feb
- Released
- 2023-02-14
- Last Updated
- 2023-06-13
- EPSS Score
- 0.59% (percentile: 69.2%)
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.
Affected Products (7)
Developer Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0
- 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 2013 Update 5
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
Security Updates (7)
Acknowledgments
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Revision History
- 2023-02-14: Information published.
- 2023-03-23: Updated one or more CVSS scores for the affected products. This is an informational change only.
- 2023-06-13: In the Security Updates table, added Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 as they are affected by this vulnerability. Microsoft strongly recommends that customers install the updates to be fully protected from the vulnerability.
- 2023-06-13: In the Security Updates table, added Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 and Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 as they are affected by this vulnerability. Microsoft strongly recommends that customers install the updates to be fully protected from the vulnerability.