Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
CVE-2021-28313
Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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 16.4 (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 16.9 (Includes 16.0 - 16.8) — versions 15.0.0
- Microsoft Visual_studio — versions 2015
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2017
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2019
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 20h2, 1803, 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 — versions 10.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28313?
- CVE-2021-28313 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-04-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28313?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-28313 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.