Important CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00753 2022-04 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Apr 12 2022
Last Updated Apr 12 2022
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00753 — 0.50195 percentile
NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00753
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.50195 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

8 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac version 17.0 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
Release Notes Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits