CVE-2021-27064
published 2021-04-13CVE-2021-27064: Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.59%
47.9th percentile
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | >= 15.9.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | >= 16.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.7 | >= 16.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.9 | >= 15.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2017 | 15.0 – 15.9 | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | 16.0 – 16.4 | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | 16.6 – 16.7 | — |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | 16.8 – 16.9 | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.4 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.7 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.9 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-x544-2j43-9gqx: Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-27064 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-x544-2j43-9gqx: Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2021-04-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-27064 [HIGH] Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio: Visual Studio
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;Older Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely;DOS:N/A
Remediation: Release Notes
Reference: http://aka.ms/vs/15/release/latest
Reference: https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4
Reference: https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7
Reference: http://aka.ms/vs/16/release/latest
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2021-04-13
Published