CVE-2023-36796
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2023 at 04:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:07 AM UTC
20 products affected across 1 vendor.NET FrameworkVisual Studio 2022.net
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
2.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.30729.89573.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.30729.89573.5.0 ≤ v < 3.0.30729.89574.7.0 ≤ v < 10.0.10240.201624.7.0 ≤ v < 4.7.04063.014.7.0 ≤ v < 4.7.04063.054.8.0 ≤ v < 4.8.04667.024.8.0 ≤ v < 4.8.04667.034.8.1 ≤ v < 4.8.09186.016.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.247.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.136.0.07.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.10240.20162, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.30729.8957, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.7.04063.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.7.04063.05, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.04667.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.04667.03, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.09186.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
2.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.30729.89573.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.30729.89573.0.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.62523.5.0 ≤ v < 3.0.30729.89574.7.0 ≤ v < 10.0.10240.201624.7.0 ≤ v < 4.7.04063.014.7.0 ≤ v < 4.7.04063.054.8.0 ≤ v < 4.8.04667.024.8.0 ≤ v < 4.8.04667.034.8.1 ≤ v < 4.8.09186.012.0 sp22.0.03.0 sp23.0.03.0.0.03.53.5.03.5.14.6.24.74.7.04.7.14.7.24.84.8.04.8.1
Affected range stops below 10.0.10240.20162, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.6252, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.30729.8957, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.7.04063.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.7.04063.05, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.04667.02, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.04667.03, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.8.09186.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows-10-1607 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-1809 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-21h2 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-22h2 (environment) · microsoft-windows-11-21h2 (environment) · microsoft-windows-11-22h2 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2019 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2022 (environment)
7.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.127.2.0
Affected range stops below 7.2.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.0.40707.014.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.27559.017.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.917.7.0 ≤ v < 17.7.6
Affected range stops below 12.0.40707.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.0.27559.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.6.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.9.57, 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 ≤ v < 17.2.1917.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.2117.4 ≤ v < 17.4.1117.4.0 ≤ v < 17.4.1317.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.917.7 ≤ v < 17.7.417.7.0 ≤ v < 17.7.617.2.017.4.017.6.017.7.0
Affected range stops below 17.2.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.21, 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 17.4.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.6.9, 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 17.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.0.40707.012.0.0
Affected range stops below 12.0.40707.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
14.0.0 ≤ v < 14.0.27559.014.0.0
Affected range stops below 14.0.27559.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
80%
All versions
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-2023-36796SSVC — 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-191NVD-CWE-noinfo
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