CVE-2022-41119: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-09 · updated 2026-08-10

Description

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.0 through 15.9
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019: from 16.0 through 16.11
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: 17.0, 17.2, 17.3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0 before 16.11.21 — fixed in 16.11.21
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0: from 17.0.0 before 17.0.16 — fixed in 17.0.16
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2: from 17.2.0 before 17.2.10 — fixed in 17.2.10
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3: from 17.0.0 before 17.3.7 — fixed in 17.3.7
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.9.0 before 15.9.51 — fixed in 15.9.51

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.21; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 17.0.16; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 17.2.10; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3 17.3.7; Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.51. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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