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Recent Microsoft Visual Studio Security Advisories

Advisory Title Published
CVE-2023-36018 Visual Studio Code Jupyter Extension Spoofing Vulnerability November 14, 2023
CVE-2023-36042 Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability November 14, 2023
CVE-2023-36049 .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability November 14, 2023
CVE-2023-36794 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability September 12, 2023
CVE-2023-39956 Electron: CVE-2023-39956 -Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability September 12, 2023
CVE-2023-36742 Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerability September 12, 2023
CVE-2023-36796 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability September 12, 2023
CVE-2023-36799 .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability September 12, 2023
CVE-2023-36792 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability September 12, 2023
CVE-2023-36759 Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability September 12, 2023

By the Year

In 2023 there have been 2 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio with an average score of 6.7 out of ten. Last year Visual Studio had 4 security vulnerabilities published. Right now, Visual Studio is on track to have less security vulnerabilities in 2023 than it did last year. Last year, the average CVE base score was greater by 2.15

Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2023 2 6.65
2022 4 8.80
2021 6 7.80
2020 10 7.80
2019 4 6.90
2018 3 6.63

It may take a day or so for new Visual Studio vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilties. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.

Recent Microsoft Visual Studio Security Vulnerabilities

.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2023-24897 7.8 - High - June 14, 2023

.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2023-33139 5.5 - Medium - June 14, 2023

Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2022-35825 8.8 - High - August 09, 2022

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2022-35826 8.8 - High - August 09, 2022

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2022-35827 8.8 - High - August 09, 2022

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2022-35777 8.8 - High - August 09, 2022

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-42277 7.8 - High - November 10, 2021

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper Privilege Management

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-28313 7.8 - High - April 13, 2021

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-28321, CVE-2021-28322.

Improper Privilege Management

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-28322 7.8 - High - April 13, 2021

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-28313, CVE-2021-28321.

Improper Privilege Management

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-28321 7.8 - High - April 13, 2021

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-28313, CVE-2021-28322.

insecure temporary file

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-1651 7.8 - High - January 12, 2021

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1680.

Improper Privilege Management

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2021-1680 7.8 - High - January 12, 2021

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1651.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector improperly handles data operations

CVE-2020-1130 7.8 - High - September 11, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector improperly handles data operations, aka 'Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1133.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector improperly handles file operations

CVE-2020-1133 7.8 - High - September 11, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector improperly handles file operations, aka 'Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1130.

Improper Privilege Management

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory

CVE-2020-16856 7.8 - High - September 11, 2020

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16874.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory

CVE-2020-16874 7.8 - High - September 11, 2020

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16856.

Code Injection

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service fails to properly sanitize input

CVE-2020-1393 7.8 - High - July 14, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service fails to properly sanitize input, leading to an unsecure library-loading behavior, aka 'Windows Diagnostics Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1418.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations

CVE-2020-1293 7.8 - High - June 09, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1257, CVE-2020-1278.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector fail to properly handle objects in memory

CVE-2020-1202 7.8 - High - June 09, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1203.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector fail to properly handle objects in memory

CVE-2020-1203 7.8 - High - June 09, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1202.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations

CVE-2020-1257 7.8 - High - June 09, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1278, CVE-2020-1293.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations

CVE-2020-1278 7.8 - High - June 09, 2020

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1257, CVE-2020-1293.

Improper Privilege Management

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations

CVE-2019-1232 7.8 - High - September 11, 2019

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations, aka 'Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files

CVE-2019-1079 6.5 - Medium - July 15, 2019

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly parses XML input in certain settings files, aka 'Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Improper Input Validation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector

CVE-2019-0727 7.8 - High - May 16, 2019

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector or the Visual Studio Standard Collector allows file deletion in arbitrary locations.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system, aka 'Diagnostic Hub Standard Collector, Visual Studio Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file

CVE-2019-0537 5.5 - Medium - January 08, 2019

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses arbitrary file contents if the victim opens a malicious .vscontent file, aka "Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations

CVE-2018-8599 7.8 - High - December 12, 2018

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations, aka "Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio software when the software does not check the source markup of a file for an unbuilt project

CVE-2018-8172 7.8 - High - July 11, 2018

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio software when the software does not check the source markup of a file for an unbuilt project, aka "Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Expression Blend 4.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files

CVE-2018-1037 4.3 - Medium - April 12, 2018

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Visual Studio improperly discloses limited contents of uninitialized memory while compiling program database (PDB) files, aka "Microsoft Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio.

Use of Uninitialized Resource

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet

CVE-2000-0162 - February 18, 2000

The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.

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