// For flags

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 elevaciĆ³n de privilegios en Visual Studio

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-01-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-01-14 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-08 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Visual Studio
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2015
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update3
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2017
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>= 15.0 < 15.9.59
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2019
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>= 16.0 < 16.11.33
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2022
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>= 17.2 < 17.2.23
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2022
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>= 17.4 < 17.4.15
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Visual Studio 2022
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>= 17.6 < 17.6.11
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Visual Studio 2022" and version " >= 17.6 < 17.6.11"
-
Affected