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title: "CVE-2021-36952: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution… | CubePath"
description: "Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36952
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# CVE-2021-36952: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution… | CubePath

## Description

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36952)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by microsoft in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.51460 (51.5% probability)

Percentile

99.0%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)

  - affected: 15.9.0 up to before 15.9.39
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 (includes 16.0 - 16.3)

  - affected: 16.0 up to before 16.4.26
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6)

  - affected: 16.0.0 up to before 16.7.19

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36952)  (msrc.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory patch
- [portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/…](https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36952)
- [zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1076](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1076/)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jul 19, 2021
2. Record published Sep 15, 2021
3. Record last updated Aug 10, 2026

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