.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 39CWE-1220Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Microsoft. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01881 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet): 7.0.9, 6.0.20Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet): 7.0.9, 6.0.20+1 more productMicrosoft: 2 updates
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | .NET 6.0 | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 | 6.0.20 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | .NET 7.0 | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 | 7.0.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 | 17.0.0 to before 17.0.23 | 17.0.23 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 | 17.2.0 to before 17.2.17 | 17.2.17 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 | 17.4.0 to before 17.4.9 | 17.4.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | 17.6.0 to before 17.6.5 | 17.6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | PowerShell 7.2 | 7.2.0 to before 7.2.13 | 7.2.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | PowerShell 7.3 | 7.3.0 to before 7.3.6 | 7.3.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 | 7.0.9 | Patch available | GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 | 6.0.20 | Patch available | GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 | 7.0.9 | Patch available | GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 | 6.0.20 | Patch available | GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 | 6.0.20 | Patch available | GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 | 7.0.9 | Patch available | GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v |
- .NET 6.0 VendorMicrosoft Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 Fixed in 6.0.20 Patch available CNA
- .NET 7.0 VendorMicrosoft Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 Fixed in 7.0.9 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.0.0 to before 17.0.23 Fixed in 17.0.23 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.2.0 to before 17.2.17 Fixed in 17.2.17 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.4.0 to before 17.4.9 Fixed in 17.4.9 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.6.0 to before 17.6.5 Fixed in 17.6.5 Patch available CNA
- PowerShell 7.2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 7.2.0 to before 7.2.13 Fixed in 7.2.13 Patch available CNA
- PowerShell 7.3 VendorMicrosoft Affected 7.3.0 to before 7.3.6 Fixed in 7.3.6 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 Fixed in 7.0.9 Patch available GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 Fixed in 6.0.20 Patch available GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 Fixed in 7.0.9 Patch available GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 Fixed in 6.0.20 Patch available GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20 Fixed in 6.0.20 Patch available GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 Fixed in 7.0.9 Patch available GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0 to before 17.0.23; 17.2.0 to before 17.2.17; 17.4.0 to before 17.4.9; 17.6.0 to before 17.6.5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.0.20; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.9 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 to before 17.0.23; 17.2.0 to before 17.2.17; 17.4.0 to before 17.4.9; 17.6.0 to before 17.6.5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 6.0.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 6.0.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 6.0.20 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.9 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- .NET 6.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- —
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 | Fixed | 17.0.23 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 | Fixed | 17.2.17 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 | Fixed | 17.4.9 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | Fixed | 17.6.5 · Security Update |
| PowerShell 7.2 | Fixed | 7.2.13 · Security Update |
| PowerShell 7.3 | Fixed | 7.3.6 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-33127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v
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Sources
- CVE-2023-33127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-33127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-485r-rp8v-998v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-33127 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
- CVE-2023-33127 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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