High severity · published Oct 8, 2024
CVE-2024-43590
Visual C++ Redistributable Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) · Microsoft
15.9.0 before 15.9.67 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) · Microsoft
16.11.0 before 16.11.41 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 · Microsoft
17.10 before 17.10.8 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11 · Microsoft
17.11 before 17.11.5 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 · Microsoft
17.6.0 before 17.6.20 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 · Microsoft
17.8.0 before 17.8.15 · source: vendor
VC
Visual C++ Redistributable Installer · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 14.40.33816 · source: vendor
VC
Visual C++ Redistributable · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 14.40.33816 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2017 · Microsoft
15.0 before 15.9.67 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2019 · Microsoft
15.0 before 15.9.67; 16.0 before 16.11.41 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2022 · Microsoft
17.6.0 before 17.6.20; 17.8.0 before 17.8.15; 17.10.0 before 17.10.8; 17.11.0 before 17.11.5 · source: NVD
Affected product
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43590
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43590
Patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43590
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