Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8)
CVE-2024-43590
Visual C++ Redistributable Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- 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 2022 Version 17.10 — versions 17.10
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.11 — versions 17.11
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.6 — versions 17.6.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.8 — versions 17.8.0
- Microsoft Visual C\+\+ Redistributable
- Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Installer — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- Visual C++ Redistributable Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-43590?
- CVE-2024-43590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8), classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-43590?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.