Input validation error in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-36793
Published: September 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80674
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36793
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Framework
.NET
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Framework
.NET
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36793
Install updates from vendor's website.