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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Microsoft Visual Studio Vulnerabilities

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-21566 CVSS:7.8

Microsoft Visual Studio could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the Installer component. By executing a specially-crafted program, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges.

CVE-2023-21567 CVSS:5.6

Microsoft Visual Studio is vulnerable to a denial of service. By executing the Visual Studio installer, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation
  • Denial of Service

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-21566
  • CVE-2023-21567

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 17.2
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 17.0

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches. 

CVE-2023-21566

CVE-2023-21567

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