CVE-2024-38095: .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft .NET: from 8.0.0 before 8.0.7 — fixed in 8.0.7
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.4.0 before 17.4.21; from 17.6.0 before 17.6.17; from 17.8.0 before 17.8.12; from 17.10.0 before 17.10.4 — fixed in 17.10.4, 17.4.21, 17.6.17, 17.8.12
Microsoft .NET 6.0: from 6.0.0 before 6.0.32 — fixed in 6.0.32
Microsoft .NET 8.0: from 8.0 before 8.0.7 — fixed in 8.0.7
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10: from 17.10 before 17.10.4 — fixed in 17.10.4
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4: from 17.4.0 before 17.4.21 — fixed in 17.4.21
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6: from 17.6.0 before 17.6.17 — fixed in 17.6.17
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8: from 17.8.0 before 17.8.12 — fixed in 17.8.12
Microsoft PowerShell 7.2: from 7.2.0 before 7.2.22 — fixed in 7.2.22
Microsoft PowerShell 7.4: from 7.4.0 before 7.4.4 — fixed in 7.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft .NET 8.0.7; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.10.4, 17.4.21, 17.6.17, 17.8.12; Microsoft .NET 6.0 6.0.32; Microsoft .NET 8.0 8.0.7; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.4; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 17.4.21; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 17.6.17; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.12; Microsoft PowerShell 7.2 7.2.22; Microsoft PowerShell 7.4 7.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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