Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-24513 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-502 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Visual Studio Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data
EUVDB-ID: #VU62094
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24513
CWE-ID:
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within the VSIX Auto Update task. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsVisual Studio: 15.0 26228.09 - 2019 for Mac version 8.10
External linkshttp://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-24513
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-807/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
