CVE-2022-35826 | Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2022-08-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-35826 is rated High Risk (65.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.80%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-35826

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-31 9.53% 7.80% -1.72%
2 2026-02-02 9.09% 9.53% +0.43%
3 2025-11-21 9.09%

Full EPSS history (50 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-35826

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-35826

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-35826

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft visual_studio 2012 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2012:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2013:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio 2015 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2015:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2017 15.9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:15.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2019 16.9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2019 16.11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2022 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visual_studio_2022 17.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-35826

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