CVE-2021-34477
Visual Studio Code .NET Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 14, 2021 at 05:54 PM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendor.NET Install Tool for Extension Authors.NET Education Bundle SDK Install Tool
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Visual Studio Code .NET Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 0.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 0.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34477Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34477CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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