QID 91831

Date Published: 2021-11-10

QID 91831: Microsoft Visual Studio Security Update - November 2021

Microsoft has released a security Update for Visual Studio which resolves Elevation of privilege and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities.
Affected Software:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 prior to version 16.11 (includes 16.0-16.10)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 prior to version 16.9 (includes 16.0-16.8)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 prior to version 16.7 (includes 16.0-16.6)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 prior to version 15.9 (includes 15.0-15.8)
and Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3

The vulnerable versions of Visual Studio let attackers to perform Elevation of privilege and Remote Code Execution Attacks.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to CVE-2021-42319, CVE-2021-42277 and, CVE-2021-3711 for more information pertaining to these vulnerabilities.

    CVEs related to QID 91831

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2021-3711 URL Logo msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3711
    CVE-2021-42277 URL Logo msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42277
    CVE-2021-42319 URL Logo msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42319
    KB5007275 URL Logo aka.ms/vs/14/release/5007275
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