CVE-2023-28262: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege 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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2023-Apr

Released

2023-04-11

EPSS Score

0.17% (percentile: 38.8%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

Affected Products (5)

Developer Tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5

Security Updates (5)

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Acknowledgments

<a href="https://github.com/zeze-zeze">Zeze</a> with <a href="https://teamt5.org/">TeamT5</a>

Revision History

• 2023-04-11: Information published.