#VU53123 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio - CVE-2021-31204
Published: May 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53123
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31204
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft .NET Core
Visual Studio
Microsoft .NET Core
Visual Studio
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in .NET and Visual Studio, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.