CVE-2023-38178
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2023 at 05:08 PM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio 2022.net
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.216.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.0.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.4.10, 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-2023-38178SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400NVD-CWE-noinfo
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