Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01322 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 (Microsoft): 17.7.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 (Microsoft) Fixed in 17.7.4
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 | Fixed | 17.7.4 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36758
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfmm-9cg4-c4cw
References
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Sources
- CVE-2023-36758 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-36758 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rfmm-9cg4-c4cw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-36758 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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