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CVE-2021-27068:
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Overview
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-27068) was disclosed in May 2021 as part of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Visual Studio 2019, from version 16.0 up to versions prior to 16.4.22, 16.7.15, and 16.9.5 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires low privileges and no user interaction for exploitation, with the attack complexity categorized as low (Bleeping Computer, Help Net Security).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system with the potential for high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of the May 2021 Patch Tuesday. Users are advised to update to Visual Studio 2019 versions 16.4.22, 16.7.15, or 16.9.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
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