Vulnerability Intelligence Report
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2023-36049
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.6
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:4.8
EPSS Probability:12.51%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.
Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-20 ↗CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 | 17.2.0 < 17.2.22 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 | 17.4.0 < 17.4.14 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 | 17.7.0 < 17.7.7 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | 17.6.0 < 17.6.10 (affected) |
| Microsoft | .NET 8.0 | 8.0 < 8.0.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | .NET 6.0 | 6.0.0 < 6.0.25 (affected) |
| Microsoft | .NET 7.0 | 7.0.0 < 7.0.14 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 | 4.8.1 < 4.8.9206.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 | 4.8.0 < 4.8.4682.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 | 4.8.0 < 4.8.4682.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 | 4.7.0 < 4.7.4076.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | 3.0.0.0 < 10.0.14393.6452 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | 4.7.0 < 4.7.4076.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 | 4.7.0 < 4.7.4076.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6/4.6.2 | 10.0.0 < 10.0.10240.20308 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 | 2.0.0 < 3.0.50727.8975 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 | 3.0.0 < 3.0.50727.8975 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 | 3.5.0 < 3.0.50727.8975 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 | 3.5.0 < 3.0.50727.8975 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
12.512%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2023-06-20T20:44:39 |
| Published | 2023-11-14T20:18:04 |
| Patch Date | 2023-11-14 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-09T00:00:12 |
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