CVE-2022-24513

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2022 at 07:03 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 05:33 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio 2022Visual Studio 2019Visual Studio 2017

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

15.9 ≤ v < 15.9.4915.9.0
Affected range stops below 15.9.49, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.11 ≤ v < 16.11.1616.7 ≤ v < 16.7.2716.9 ≤ v < 16.9.238.10 ≤ v < 8.10.2415.0.016.0.016.11.08.1.08.10
Affected range stops below 16.11.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.7.27, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.9.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.10.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.1217.0 ≤ v < 17.0.317.1 ≤ v < 17.1.717.017.0.017.1
Affected range stops below 17.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
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CWE
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