Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (Includes 16.0 - 16.3)
CVE-2021-31204
.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
EPSS: 0.014 (69.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- 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 .Net
- Microsoft .Net 5.0 — versions 5.0.0
- Microsoft .Net_core
- Microsoft .Net Core 3.1 — versions 3.1
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2019 — versions 8.9
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 For Mac Version 8.9 — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33, 34
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31204?
- CVE-2021-31204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (Includes 16.0 - 16.3). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31204?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-31204 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.