CVE-2023-28296

Published: Apr 11, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected (6)

Products: Microsoft: Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio 2022

3 products

Visual Studio 2017

Visual Studio 2019

Visual Studio 2022

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017	From 15.0 to 15.9.54
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019	From 16.0 to 16.11.26
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.0 to 17.0.21
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.2.0 to 17.2.15
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.4.0 to 17.4.7
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.5.0 to 17.5.4

Related CWEs

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

References (2)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28296

Source: secure@microsoft.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28296

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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