Version	Released
`6.1.3` patch	Apr 04, 2025
`6.1.2` patch	Mar 19, 2025
`6.1.0` minor	Nov 12, 2024
`6.0.1` patch	Jul 09, 2024
`6.0.0` major 1 CVE	Nov 08, 2021
`6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5` pre 1 CVE	Oct 12, 2021
`6.0.0-rc.1.21451.13` pre 1 CVE	Sep 14, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.7.21377.19` pre 1 CVE	Aug 10, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.6.21352.12` pre 1 CVE	Jul 14, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.5.21301.5` pre 1 CVE	Jun 15, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.4.21253.7` pre 1 CVE	May 24, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.3.21201.4` pre 1 CVE	Apr 08, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.2.21154.6` pre 1 CVE	Mar 11, 2021
`6.0.0-preview.1.21102.12` pre 1 CVE	Feb 12, 2021
`5.0.0` major 1 CVE	Nov 09, 2020
`5.0.0-rc.2.20475.5` pre 1 CVE	Oct 13, 2020
`5.0.0-rc.1.20451.14` pre 1 CVE	Sep 14, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11` pre 1 CVE	Aug 25, 2020
`4.7.1` patch 1 CVE	Aug 11, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.7.20364.11` pre 1 CVE	Jul 21, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.6.20305.6` pre 1 CVE	Jun 25, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.5.20278.1` pre 1 CVE	Jun 10, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.4.20251.6` pre 1 CVE	May 18, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.3.20214.6` pre 1 CVE	Apr 23, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.2.20160.6` pre 1 CVE	Apr 02, 2020
`5.0.0-preview.1.20120.5` pre 1 CVE	Mar 16, 2020
`4.7.0` minor 1 CVE	Dec 03, 2019
`4.7.0-preview3.19551.4` pre 1 CVE	Nov 13, 2019
`4.7.0-preview2.19523.17` pre 1 CVE	Nov 01, 2019
`4.7.0-preview1.19504.10` pre 1 CVE	Oct 15, 2019
`4.6.0` initial 1 CVE	Sep 23, 2019
`4.6.0-rc1.19456.4` pre 1 CVE	Sep 16, 2019
`4.6.0-preview9.19421.4` pre 1 CVE	Sep 04, 2019
`4.6.0-preview9.19416.11` pre 1 CVE	Sep 04, 2019
`4.6.0-preview6.19264.9` pre 1 CVE	Sep 04, 2019
`4.6.0-preview8.19405.3` pre 1 CVE	Aug 13, 2019
`4.6.0-preview7.19362.9` pre 1 CVE	Jul 23, 2019
`4.6.0-preview6.19303.8` pre 1 CVE	Jun 12, 2019
`4.6.0-preview5.19224.8` pre 1 CVE	May 06, 2019
`4.6.0-preview4.19212.13` pre 1 CVE	Apr 18, 2019
`4.6.0-preview3.19128.7` pre 1 CVE	Mar 06, 2019
`4.6.0-preview.19073.11` pre 1 CVE	Jan 29, 2019
`4.6.0-preview.18571.3` pre 1 CVE	Dec 03, 2018

6.1.3 patch

Apr 04, 2025

6.1.2 patch

Mar 19, 2025

6.1.0 minor

Nov 12, 2024

6.0.1 patch

Jul 09, 2024

6.0.0 major

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Nov 08, 2021

6.0.0-rc.2.21480.5 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Oct 12, 2021

6.0.0-rc.1.21451.13 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 14, 2021

6.0.0-preview.7.21377.19 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Aug 10, 2021

6.0.0-preview.6.21352.12 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jul 14, 2021

6.0.0-preview.5.21301.5 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jun 15, 2021

6.0.0-preview.4.21253.7 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

May 24, 2021

6.0.0-preview.3.21201.4 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Apr 08, 2021

6.0.0-preview.2.21154.6 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Mar 11, 2021

6.0.0-preview.1.21102.12 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Feb 12, 2021

5.0.0 major

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Nov 09, 2020

5.0.0-rc.2.20475.5 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Oct 13, 2020

5.0.0-rc.1.20451.14 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 14, 2020

5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Aug 25, 2020

4.7.1 patch

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Aug 11, 2020

5.0.0-preview.7.20364.11 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jul 21, 2020

5.0.0-preview.6.20305.6 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jun 25, 2020

5.0.0-preview.5.20278.1 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jun 10, 2020

5.0.0-preview.4.20251.6 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

May 18, 2020

5.0.0-preview.3.20214.6 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Apr 23, 2020

5.0.0-preview.2.20160.6 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Apr 02, 2020

5.0.0-preview.1.20120.5 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Mar 16, 2020

4.7.0 minor

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Dec 03, 2019

4.7.0-preview3.19551.4 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Nov 13, 2019

4.7.0-preview2.19523.17 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Nov 01, 2019

4.7.0-preview1.19504.10 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Oct 15, 2019

4.6.0 initial

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 23, 2019

4.6.0-rc1.19456.4 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 16, 2019

4.6.0-preview9.19421.4 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 04, 2019

4.6.0-preview9.19416.11 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 04, 2019

4.6.0-preview6.19264.9 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Sep 04, 2019

4.6.0-preview8.19405.3 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Aug 13, 2019

4.6.0-preview7.19362.9 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jul 23, 2019

4.6.0-preview6.19303.8 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jun 12, 2019

4.6.0-preview5.19224.8 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

May 06, 2019

4.6.0-preview4.19212.13 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Apr 18, 2019

4.6.0-preview3.19128.7 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Mar 06, 2019

4.6.0-preview.19073.11 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

References

Updated Nov 17, 2025 · Source: OSV.dev

Jan 29, 2019

4.6.0-preview.18571.3 pre

1 CVE

CVE-2024-38081 GHSA-hq7w-xv5x-g34j BIT-dotnet-2024-38081 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2024-38081 Jul 09, 2024

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High

Local Low Low

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2024-38081 | .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0 . This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A Vulnerability exist in Visual Studio installer on Windows OS where an unprivileged user is allowed to manipulate the Visual Studio installation resulting in elevation of privilege.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/313

Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.31 or earlier.

Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET Core project if it uses any of affected packages versions listed below

.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.IO.Redist | >=4.6.0-preview.18571.3, <=6.0.0 | 6.0.1

Advisory FAQ

How do I know if I am affected?

If you have a runtime or SDK with a version listed, or an affected package listed in affected software or affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.

How do I fix the issue?

To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
If you have .NET 6.0 or greater installed, you can list the versions you have installed by running the dotnet --info command. You will see output like the following;

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):


 Version:   8.0.200
 Commit:    8473146e7d

Runtime Environment:

 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.18363
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.300\

Host (useful for support):

  Version: 8.0.3
  Commit:  8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

  8.0.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:

  Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspAspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]


To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.32 or SDK 6.0.132 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.

.NET 6.0 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

Other Information

Reporting Security Issues

If you have found a potential security issue in .NET 8.0 or .NET 7.0 or .NET 6.0, please email details to secure@microsoft.com. Reports may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Core & .NET 5 Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.

Support

You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime and https://github.com/dotnet/aspnet/. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

External Links

CVE-2024-38081

Revisions

V1.0 (July 09, 2024): Advisory published.

Version 1.0

Last Updated 2024-07-09

Affected versions


          4.6.0


          4.7.0


          4.7.1


          5.0.0


          6.0.0

Fixed in


          6.0.1

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