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Visual Studio 2022 CVE-2023-36758

CRITICAL
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (CWE-59)
2023-09-12 secure@microsoft.com
Information Disclosure Visual Studio 2022
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 12, 2023 - 17:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

AnalysisAI

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-59. Affected products include: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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