CVE-2023-36759
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2023 at 04:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:07 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio 2022Visual StudioVisual Studio 2019
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
17.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.717.7.0 ≤ v < 17.7.4
Affected range stops below 17.6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.11.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.1917.4.0 ≤ v < 17.4.1117.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.717.7.0 ≤ v < 17.7.417.2.017.4.017.6.017.7.0
Affected range stops below 17.2.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.4.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.7.4, 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-2023-36759CVSS
6.7MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-822NVD-CWE-noinfo
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