CVE-2021-36952 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20115.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Visual Studio 2017 Subscribe Visual Studio 2019 Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36952
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36952
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1076/

History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36952

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-09-15T11:23:30.000Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T15:10:34.227Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36952

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-15T12:15:13.093

Modified: 2026-08-10T16:18:02.757

Link: CVE-2021-36952

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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