CVE-2024-49044
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2024 at 05:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:59 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorVisual Studio 2022Visual Studio
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
17.10 ≤ v < 17.10.917.11 ≤ v < 17.11.617.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.2117.8.0 ≤ v < 17.8.16
Affected range stops below 17.10.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.6.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.8.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.10 ≤ v < 17.10.917.10.0 ≤ v < 17.10.917.11 ≤ v < 17.11.617.11.0 ≤ v < 17.11.617.6.0 ≤ v < 17.6.2117.8.0 ≤ v < 17.8.1617.1017.1117.6.017.8.0
Affected range stops below 17.10.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.6.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.8.16, 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-2024-49044SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.7MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284
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