Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 33CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00795 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 (Microsoft): 17.6.21Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 (Microsoft): 17.8.16+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | 17.6.0 to before 17.6.21 | 17.6.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 to before 17.8.16 | 17.8.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10 to before 17.10.9 | 17.10.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11 | 17.11 to before 17.11.6 | 17.11.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.6.0 to before 17.6.21 Fixed in 17.6.21 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.8.0 to before 17.8.16 Fixed in 17.8.16 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.10 to before 17.10.9 Fixed in 17.10.9 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.11 to before 17.11.6 Fixed in 17.11.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.6.0 to before 17.6.21; 17.8.0 to before 17.8.16; 17.10.0 to before 17.10.9; 17.11.0 to before 17.11.6 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.6.0 to before 17.6.21; 17.8.0 to before 17.8.16; 17.10.0 to before 17.10.9; 17.11.0 to before 17.11.6 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 (Microsoft) Fixed in 17.6.21
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 (Microsoft) Fixed in 17.8.16
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 (Microsoft) Fixed in 17.10.9
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11 (Microsoft) Fixed in 17.11.6
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 17.10 | Fixed | 17.10.9 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11 | Fixed | 17.11.6 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | Fixed | 17.6.21 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | Fixed | 17.8.16 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49044
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q85x-jh7r-gh5h
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-49044 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49044 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q85x-jh7r-gh5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-49044 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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