CVE-2024-29060
MediumCVSS 6.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk55th percentile - higher than 55% of all known CVEs
Summary
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Visual Studio. An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Risk Assessment
The risk for the organization is that an unauthorized user could gain control over the system, potentially leading to data confidentiality and integrity breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to immediately apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Visual Studio.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability