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🛡️ CVE-2023-33127 — .net

🟠 CVSS 8.1 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-1220 NVD
8.1
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Description

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2023-33127: .NET Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

# Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2023-33127: .NET Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

<a name="executive-summary"></a>Executive summary

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 7.0 and .NET 6.0. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

A vulnerability exists in .NET applications where the diagnostic server can be exploited to achieve cross-session/cross-user elevation of privilege (EoP) and code execution.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/263

<a name="mitigation-factors"></a>Mitigation factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

<a name="affected-software"></a>Affected software

  • Any .NET 7.0 application running on .NET 7.0.8 or earlier.
  • Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.19 or earlier.

If your application uses the following package versions, ensure you update to the latest version of .NET.

<a name=".NET 7"></a>.NET 7

Package name | Affected version | Patched version

------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------

[Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64) | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.8 | 7.0.9

[Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64) | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.8 | 7.0.9

[Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86) | >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.8 | 7.0.9

<a name=".NET 6"></a>.NET 6

Package name | Affected version | Patched version

------------ | ---------------- | -------------------------

[Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64) | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.19 | 6.0.20

[Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64) | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.19 | 6.0.20

[Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86) | >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.19 | 6.0.20

Advisory FAQ

<a name="how-affected"></a>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](#affected-software), you're exposed to the vulnerability.

<a name="how-fix"></a>How do I fix the issue?

  • To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 6.0 or .NET 7.0. 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 are using one of the affected packages, please update to the patched version listed above.
  • 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: 6.0.300

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: 6.0.5

Commit: 8473146e7d

.NET Core SDKs installed:

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

.NET Core runtimes installed:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]

Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]

Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.5 [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 7.0, you should download and install Runtime 7.0.8 or SDK 7.0.109 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.4) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/7.0.
  • If you're using .NET 6.0, you should download and install Runtime 6.0.19 or SDK 6.0.315 (for Visual Studio 2022 v17.2) from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/6.0.

.NET 6.0 and and .NET 7.0 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](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/deploying/#self-contained-deployments-scd) targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.

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How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-33127 is classified as CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control. The product implements access controls via a policy or other feature with the intention to disable or restrict accesses (reads and/or writes) to assets in a system from untrusted agents.

Affected software

CVE-2023-33127 is recorded against 7 packages.

  • .net (from 7.0.0 up to 7.0.9)
  • dotnet
  • dotnet-sdk
  • microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm64 (from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.20)
  • microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x64 (from 6.0.0 up to 6.0.20)
  • microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x86 (from 7.0.0 up to 7.0.9)
  • visual-studio-2022

Timeline and source

Published on 11 July 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

msrc.microsoft.com
msrc.microsoft.com

Other advisories for this package

.net has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control) in other software:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.1
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-1220
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-07-11
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
.net 7.0.0 7.0.9
dotnet
dotnet-sdk
microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm64 6.0.0 6.0.20
microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x64 6.0.0 6.0.20
microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x86 7.0.0 7.0.9
visual-studio-2022

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