Input validation error in Visual Studio - CVE-2024-50338
Published: January 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102805
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50338
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50338
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 15.9.69 15.9.69, 16.11.43 16.11.35706.149, 17.6.22 17.6.35707.66, 17.8.17 17.8.35707.121, 17.10.10 17.10.35707.196, 17.12.4 17.12.35707.178