CVE-2022-24767High

GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account

Published
April 12, 2022
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

Why is this GitHub CVE included in the Security Update Guide? The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Git for Windows software which is consumed by Microsoft Visual Studio. It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest builds of Visual Studio are no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners for more information.

🎯 Affected products6

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 15.9.46 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.1.4 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.7.27 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.9.19 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.11.12 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.0.8

🔗 References (12)