PT-2021-6955 · Microsoft · Visual Studio

Izobashi + 1 · CVE-2021-26434 · Published 2021-09-14 · Updated 2023-12-28

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Visual Studio (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in Microsoft Visual Studio, allowing an attacker to escalate their privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Incorrect Permission

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02741

CVE-2021-26434

ZDI-21-1077

Affected Products

Visual Studio

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26434 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26434 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26434 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02741 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1077 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21401 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20960 · Telegram Post