Visual Studio 2022 vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Visual Studio 2022 is made by Microsoft. We track 105 published vulnerabilities in it, across 220 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 10 October 2023. If you run Visual Studio 2022, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent Visual Studio 2022 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-44487, on 10 October 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of Visual Studio 2022 do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "17.0 to before 17.2.20" means from 17.0 up to, but not including, 17.2.20. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2023-44487Exploited list, 10 Oct 2023
HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability
17.0 to before 17.2.2017.4 to before 17.4.1217.6 to before 17.6.817.7 to before 17.7.5 - CVE-2023-38180Exploited list, 9 Aug 2023
Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
17.2.0 to before 17.2.1817.4.0 to before 17.4.1017.6.0 to before 17.6.6
Which Visual Studio 2022 vulnerabilities are being exploited?
2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 7.5HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Vulnerability
HTTP/2 contains a rapid reset vulnerability that allows for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).
- 7.5Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Microsoft .NET Core and Visual Studio contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows for denial-of-service (DoS).
Which Visual Studio 2022 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. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- >99%
The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.
- 71%CVE-2023-38171High
Microsoft QUIC Denial of Service Vulnerability
- 66%CVE-2025-55315Critical
Inconsistent interpretation of http requests ('http request/response smuggling') in ASP.NET Core allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
- 14%
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
- 13%CVE-2023-36049Critical
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- 5.7%CVE-2022-30184Medium
.NET and Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- 5.7%CVE-2022-23267High
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
- 5.7%CVE-2022-29117High
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
- 5.4%CVE-2022-29145High
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
- 4.9%CVE-2023-36799Medium
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
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1 flaw being exploited affects software Acme tracks
HTTP/2 contains a rapid reset vulnerability that allows for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).
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- Visual Studio 2022 on Acme's software list
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We track 105 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Visual Studio 2022, across 220 versions. The most recent Visual Studio 2022 flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-44487, on 10 October 2023.
2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2023-44487 and CVE-2023-38180.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2023-44487, affects 17.0 to before 17.2.20, 17.4 to before 17.4.12, 17.6 to before 17.6.8, 17.7 to before 17.7.5. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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