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CVE-2024-38229: .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-08 · updated 2026-08-19
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

.NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET: from 8.0.0 before 8.0.10 — fixed in 8.0.10
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.6.0 before 17.6.20; from 17.8.0 before 17.8.15; from 17.10.0 before 17.10.8; from 17.11.0 before 17.11.5 — fixed in 17.10.8, 17.11.5, 17.6.20, 17.8.15
• Microsoft .NET 8.0: from 8.0.0 before 8.0.10 — fixed in 8.0.10
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10: from 17.10 before 17.10.8 — fixed in 17.10.8
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11: from 17.11 before 17.11.5 — fixed in 17.11.5
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6: from 17.6.0 before 17.6.20 — fixed in 17.6.20
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8: from 17.8.0 before 17.8.15 — fixed in 17.8.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft .NET 8.0.10; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.10.8, 17.11.5, 17.6.20, 17.8.15; Microsoft .NET 8.0 8.0.10; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.8; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11 17.11.5; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 17.6.20; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38229
• https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2024-38229

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