Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
CVE-2021-42277
Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · 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 16.11 (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
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42277 (vendor-advisory, patch)
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.