CVE-2022-29148
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-29148 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-29148 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Visual Studio. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 with an attack vector of local access, low complexity, no privileges required, and required user interaction, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker can exploit the flaw by supplying a specially crafted file or project that a user opens in Visual Studio, enabling arbitrary code execution on the victim system with the privileges of the running process.
Microsoft has published security guidance and updates addressing the issue through its Security Response Center at the referenced URLs, including https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29148.
The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0804 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0316, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-33557
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
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.