CVE-2024-43498: .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

2024-Nov

Released

2024-11-12

Last Updated

2025-01-29

EPSS Score

1.32% (percentile: 79.9%)

FAQ

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to a vulnerable .NET webapp or by loading a specially crafted file into a vulnerable desktop app.

Affected Products (10)

Developer Tools

• PowerShell 7.5 installed on MacOS
• PowerShell 7.5 installed on Linux
• PowerShell 7.5 installed on Windows
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11
• .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS
• .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
• .NET 9.0 installed on Linux

Security Updates (6)

• Release Note
• Release Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Notes

Revision History

• 2024-11-12: Information published.
• 2025-01-29: Revised the Security Updates table to include PowerShell 7.5 installed on Windows, PowerShell 7.5 installed on Linux, and PowerShell 7.5 installed on MacOC because these versions of PowerShell 7 are affected by this vulnerability. See https://github.com/PowerShell/Announcements/issues/74 for more information.