# Visual Studio vulnerabilities

> Visual Studio is made by Microsoft. We track 56 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 12 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. Microsoft lists newer releases under their own names, such as Visual Studio 2019, so check those pages too.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio

## At a glance

- **Made by:** [Microsoft](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/microsoft)
- **Published vulnerabilities:** 56
- **Known to be exploited:** 0 (listed under the name Visual Studio)
- **Versions tracked:** 12

## Is Visual Studio listed under other names?

Microsoft also lists Visual Studio under more specific names, such as Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here.

- [Visual Studio 2019](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_2019): 115 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio 2022](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_2022): 105 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio 2017](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_2017): 90 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio Code](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_code): 50 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio .net](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_.net): 29 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio 2015](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_2015): 4 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio Team Foundation Server](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_team_foundation_server): 2 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio Code Eslint Extension](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_code_eslint_extension): 2 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio Live Share](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_live_share): 2 published vulnerabilities
- [Visual Studio Code Github Pull Requests and Issues](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_code_github_pull_requests_and_issues): 1 published vulnerability
- [Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_2010_tools_for_office_runtime): 1 published vulnerability
- [Visual Studio Code Kubernetes Tools](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/microsoft/visual_studio_code_kubernetes_tools): 1 published vulnerability

## Which Visual Studio vulnerabilities are being exploited?

None of Visual Studio's published vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. We keep watching that list.

## Which Visual Studio flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast (the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days):

- [CVE-2009-2495](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2009-2495): 34%, Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-8172](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-8172): 34%, High (CVSS 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-0468](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2007-0468): 25%, Medium (CVSS 6.8)

## Questions

### How many vulnerabilities does Visual Studio have?

We track 56 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Visual Studio, across 12 versions.

### Which Visual Studio vulnerabilities are being exploited?

None of Visual Studio's vulnerabilities is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today.

### Why are newer Visual Studio flaws missing from this page?

Microsoft also lists Visual Studio under more specific names, such as Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

### How do I get alerts for Visual Studio?

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Visual Studio. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.

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- **Ranked by real-world risk.** Every flaw gets a 0 to 100 risk score, kept up to date, led by evidence criminals are using it.
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