#VU54809 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in .NET Install Tool for Extension Authors and .NET Education Bundle SDK Install Tool - CVE-2021-34477
Published: July 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54809
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34477
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
.NET Install Tool for Extension Authors
.NET Education Bundle SDK Install Tool
.NET Install Tool for Extension Authors
.NET Education Bundle SDK Install Tool
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
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 the Visual Studio Code .NET Runtime, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.