Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10)
CVE-2022-21986
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
EPSS: 0.017 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10) — versions 16.11.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.9 (Includes 16.0 - 16.8) — versions 15.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.0 — versions 17.0.0
- Microsoft .Net 5.0 — versions 5.0.0
- Microsoft .Net 6.0 — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 For Mac Version 8.10 — versions 8.1.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-21986?
- CVE-2022-21986 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-21986?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-21986 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.