CVE-2023-23381
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2023 at 08:09 PM UTC
Updated: August 19, 2026 at 05:18 PM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio 2022Visual StudioVisual Studio 2019
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.0.40700.014.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.27555.0
Affected range stops below 12.0.40700.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.0.27555.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.9.52, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.11.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.1917.0.0 ≤ v < 17.0.1917.2 ≤ v < 17.2.1317.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.1317.4 ≤ v < 17.4.517.4.0 ≤ v < 17.4.517.0.017.2.017.4.0
Affected range stops below 17.0.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.4.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.0.40700.012.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.0.40700.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.27555.014.0.0
Affected range stops below 14.0.27555.0, 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:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23381SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122NVD-CWE-noinfo
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