CVE-2021-36952
High
Published: 15 September 2021
Published
15 September 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2011
95.6th percentile
Risk Priority
28
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-36952 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-23528
Vulnerability details
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
microsoft
visual studio 2017
15.0 — 15.9
microsoft
visual studio 2019
16.0 — 16.7
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-787
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.