CVE-2024-20656

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2024-20656 is fixed in Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 on 1 platform by KB5030979 (version ), released January 9, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.8

Important

Exploitation

None reported

Exploitation Less Likely

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0395

90th percentile

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3		KB5030979	Jan 9, 2024

Details

Published
January 9, 2024
Weakness
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Vendor advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20656

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