QID 91843

Date Published: 2021-12-15

QID 91843: Microsoft Visual Studio Security Update for December 2021

Microsoft has released a security Update for Visual Studio which resolves Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
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)
and Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0

The vulnerable versions of Visual Studio let attackers to perform Elevation of Privileges Attacks.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to CVE-2021-43877 for more information pertaining to this vulnerability.

    CVEs related to QID 91843

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2021-43877 URL Logo msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43877