CVE-2023-36049
HighCVSS 7.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk94th percentile - higher than 94% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio allows elevation of privilege. Technical details are not provided in the description, but the flaw may allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on the system.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be exposed to privilege escalation by an attacker, potentially leading to unauthorized access to resources and data.
Recommendation
Apply the latest security updates for .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio provided by Microsoft.
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Original NVD description (English source)
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS