Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Developer Tools

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Developer Tools. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, spoof user interface, gain privileges.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. A remote code execution vulnerability in Visual Studio can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code.
2. A spoofing vulnerability in Visual Studio Code can be exploited remotely to spoof user interface.
3. An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Visual Studio can be exploited remotely to gain privileges.

Original advisories

• CVE-2021-36952

• CVE-2021-26437
• CVE-2021-26434

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Related products

• Microsoft-Visual-Studio

CVE list

• CVE-2021-36952
  critical
• CVE-2021-26437
  high
• CVE-2021-26434
  critical

KB list

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