CVE-2021-1651 Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector to elevate privileges on systems running Microsoft Visual Studio.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-1651?

CVE-2021-1651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio, published on 12 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1651?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-1651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Visual Studio vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-49q8-vm9q-8qmp.

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