CVE-2021-42319

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3 4.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42319
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42319	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-11-10 01:19

Updated : 2026-08-19 17:18

NVD link : CVE-2021-42319

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42319

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42319

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

visual_studio_2019
visual_studio_2017

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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