Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio - CVE-2023-21566
Published: February 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72219
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-2023-21566
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. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected software
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2023-21566
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 15.9.52, 16.11.24 16.11.33328.57, 17.0.19 17.0.33402.176, 17.2.13 17.2.33402.178, 17.4.5 17.4.33403.182