CVE-2024-20656
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios en Visual Studio
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-11-28 CVE Reserved
- 2024-01-09 CVE Published
- 2024-01-14 First Exploit
- 2024-12-31 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/Wh04m1001/CVE-2024-20656 | 2024-01-14 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20656 | 2024-05-29 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Visual Studio Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio" | 2015 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio" and version "2015" | update3 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Visual Studio 2017 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2017" | >= 15.0 < 15.9.59 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2017" and version " >= 15.0 < 15.9.59" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Visual Studio 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2019" | >= 16.0 < 16.11.33 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2019" and version " >= 16.0 < 16.11.33" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Visual Studio 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" | >= 17.2 < 17.2.23 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" and version " >= 17.2 < 17.2.23" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Visual Studio 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" | >= 17.4 < 17.4.15 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" and version " >= 17.4 < 17.4.15" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Visual Studio 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" | >= 17.6 < 17.6.11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" and version " >= 17.6 < 17.6.11" | - |
Affected
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