Microsoft Visual Studio CVE-2018-8172 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio software when the software does not check the source markup of a file for an unbuilt project. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

Affected Applications

Expression Blend 4 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 5
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.7.5
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.8 Preview

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