CVE-2023-28296
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 11, 2023 at 07:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:47 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio 2022Visual StudioVisual Studio 2019
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
17.5.0 ≤ v < 17.5.4
Affected range stops below 17.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.9.54, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.11.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.2117.0.0 ≤ v < 17.0.2117.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.1517.4.0 ≤ v < 17.4.717.5.0 ≤ v < 17.5.417.0.017.2.017.4.017.5.0
Affected range stops below 17.0.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.4.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.5.4, 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-2023-28296CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415NVD-CWE-noinfo
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