CVE-2023-28263: Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-170

Description

Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio 2019: from 16.0 before 16.11.26 — fixed in 16.11.26
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.0 before 17.0.21; from 17.2 before 17.2.15; from 17.4 before 17.4.7; from 17.5 before 17.5.4 — fixed in 17.0.21, 17.2.15, 17.4.7, 17.5.4
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0 before 16.11.26 — fixed in 16.11.26
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0: from 17.0.0 before 17.0.21 — fixed in 17.0.21
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2: from 17.2.0 before 17.2.15 — fixed in 17.2.15
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4: from 17.4.0 before 17.4.7 — fixed in 17.4.7
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5: from 17.5.0 before 17.5.4 — fixed in 17.5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 16.11.26; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.0.21, 17.2.15, 17.4.7, 17.5.4; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.26; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 17.0.21; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 17.2.15; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 17.4.7; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 17.5.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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