Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
CVE-2021-42277
Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.008 (52.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10) — versions 16.11.0
- 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, 21h1, 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42277?
- CVE-2021-42277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42277?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.