Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio - CVE-2021-31204
Published: May 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53123
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31204
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft .NET Core
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Core
Visual Studio
Detailed vulnerability description
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 .NET and Visual Studio, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31204
Install updates from vendor's website.