CVE-2024-38081: .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.3)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2024-Jul
Released
2024-07-09
Last Updated
2024-08-13
EPSS Score
0.80% (percentile: 74.1%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a local user executes the Visual Studio installer According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? The attacker must have permissions to access the target domain environment to be able to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Products (76)

Developer Tools

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
  • .NET 6.0
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.2 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6/4.6.2 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • ... and 26 more

Security Updates (33)

Acknowledgments

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Revision History

  • 2024-07-09: Information published.
  • 2024-07-25: In the Security Updates table, made the following corrections: 1) Added .NET 6.0 as it is affected by this vulnerability. 2) Removed .NET 8.0 as it is not affected by this vulnerability. 3) Corrected Download and Article links for .NET 3.5 and 4.7.2 installed on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems.
  • 2024-08-13: Corrected Article and Download entries in the Affected Products table. This is an informational change only.