Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio - CVE-2021-27064
Published: April 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52148
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27064
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Visual Studio Installer, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27064
Install updates from vendor's website.