Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
CVE-2021-1651
Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 — versions 14.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8) — versions 15.9.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.0 — versions 16.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (Includes 16.0 - 16.3) — versions 16.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.7 (Includes 16.0 – 16.6) — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.8 — versions 16.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio — versions 2015
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 — versions 16.8
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 20h2, 1607, 1803
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1651?
- CVE-2021-1651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1651?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.