01 Record
CVE-2021-27064
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 48.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-04-13 19:32Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-08-15 14:51Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-02-10
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5070e451e6ff65a0789fa261b053ce96be06b14c62161c1f8884a85890e46014
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)15.9.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)16.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)16.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)15.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27064
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- code Not affected
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.