Visual Studio
by Microsoft
Standard maintenance is sufficient
Visual Studio has low exploitation rates. Attackers rarely target this software's known vulnerabilities.
What to do
- Keep automatic updates enabled
- No urgent action needed
- Review periodically as part of normal maintenance
What Attackers Target
Vulnerabilities with high exploit probability
21.2%
Confirmed actively exploited (CISA)
0.0%
Public exploit code available
0.0%
Based on 33 known vulnerabilities. Percentages show the proportion that are actively dangerous — a low percentage means most vulnerabilities in this product are not being exploited.
Most Dangerous Vulnerabilities
| CVE | CVSS | Exploit Probability | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-20656 | 7.8 | 62.7% | — |
| CVE-2009-2502 | 8.1 | 47.5% | — |
| CVE-2019-0537 | 5.5 | 26.9% | — |
| CVE-2019-1079 | 6.5 | 25.3% | — |
| CVE-2018-8172 | 7.8 | 20.8% | — |
| CVE-2020-16874 | 7.8 | 12.2% | — |
| CVE-2020-16856 | 7.8 | 12.1% | — |
| CVE-2022-35827 | 8.8 | 9.5% | — |
| CVE-2022-35826 | 8.8 | 9.5% | — |
| CVE-2018-1037 | 4.3 | 9.5% | — |
| CVE-2022-35825 | 8.8 | 4.0% | — |
| CVE-2023-24897 | 7.8 | 2.0% | — |
| CVE-2023-33139 | 5.5 | 1.3% | — |
| CVE-2021-28321 | 7.8 | 1.1% | — |
| CVE-2022-35777 | 8.8 | 0.7% | — |
| CVE-2021-28322 | 7.8 | 0.7% | — |
| CVE-2021-28313 | 7.8 | 0.5% | — |
| CVE-2020-1130 | 6.6 | 0.5% | — |
| CVE-2018-8599 | 7.8 | 0.4% | — |
| CVE-2020-1133 | 5.5 | 0.4% | — |
21
/ 100
low-risk
Active Threat
21/50 · Moderate
Exploit Availability
0/50 · Minimal
Score uses Wilson score intervals to account for sample size. Products with few CVEs are scored conservatively.