Input validation error in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-36796
Published: September 12, 2023 / Updated: October 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80669
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36796
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 trick a victim to open a specially crafted package file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
.NET
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Framework
Amazon Linux AMI
TeleControl Server Basic
dotnet6.0
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Framework
Amazon Linux AMI
TeleControl Server Basic
dotnet6.0
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36796
Install updates from vendor's website.
.NET - addressed in versions 6.0.22, 7.0.11
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 15.9.57, 16.11.30 16.11.34031.81, 17.2.19 17.2.34031.104, 17.4.11 17.4.34031.109, 17.6.7 17.6.34031.178, 17.7.4 17.7.34031.279
Microsoft .NET Framework - addressed in versions 3.0.30729.8957, 4.7.04063.01, 4.7.04063.02, 4.7.04063.05, 4.8.04667.03, 4.8.09186.0
TeleControl Server Basic - update to 3.1.2
dotnet6.0 - update to 6.0.122-1
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 15.9.57, 16.11.30 16.11.34031.81, 17.2.19 17.2.34031.104, 17.4.11 17.4.34031.109, 17.6.7 17.6.34031.178, 17.7.4 17.7.34031.279
Microsoft .NET Framework - addressed in versions 3.0.30729.8957, 4.7.04063.01, 4.7.04063.02, 4.7.04063.05, 4.8.04667.03, 4.8.09186.0
TeleControl Server Basic - update to 3.1.2
dotnet6.0 - update to 6.0.122-1