Microsoft .NET/.NET Framework/Visual Studio privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft .NET, .NET Framework and Visual Studio. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-36049. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft .NET, .NET Framework and Visual Studio (Programming Tool Software) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 11/14/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-36049. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239747 (TencentOS Server 3: dotnet6.0 (TSSA-2023:0304)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (239747). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.6
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 239747
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: dotnet6.0 (TSSA-2023:0304)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/20/2023 🔍
11/14/2023 +147 days 🔍
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06/20/2025 +584 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-36049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-36049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245211

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2023 19:33
Updated: 06/20/2025 20:37
Changes: 11/14/2023 19:33 (34), 11/14/2023 19:36 (19), 12/08/2023 18:07 (1), 12/08/2023 18:14 (20), 06/20/2025 20:37 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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