Input validation error in Visual Studio - CVE-2023-28296
Published: April 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74868
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28296
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Visual Studio. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2023-28296
Install updates from vendor's website.