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    CVE-2021-42319

    Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Published:Nov 10, 2021
    Last Modified:Aug 19, 2026
    EPS:Nov 10, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00456
    CVSS Score:4.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio 2017
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Visual Studio 2019

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High