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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-27064 EUVD-2021-13835GHSA-x544-2j43-9gqx

Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published Apr 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 15, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

Vendor: Microsoft Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)

Description

Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3) 16.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) 16.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) 15.0.0 – < publication publication

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