#VU56578 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio - CVE-2021-26434
Published: September 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56578
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-2021-26434
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
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 Visual Studio, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.