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CVE-2021-24112

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-24112 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft .NET, .NET Core, Mono, and Visual Studio 2019. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a low-complexity attack vector that does not require user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. Its FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 further emphasizes its high potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.0, <= 5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.1, <= 2.1.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.1, <= 3.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.12.0, < 6.12.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:mono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0327 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: .NET 5.0
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: .NET Core 2.1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: .NET Core 3.1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Visual Studio 2019 for Mac
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Mono 6.12.0
View patch
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: System.Drawing.CommonFixed in: 5.0.3
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: System.Drawing.CommonFixed in: 4.7.2

Vendor Advisories (3)

nugetGHSA-rxg9-xrhp-64gjcritical

.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 24, 2022
redhatCVE-2021-24112Important

dotnet: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Feb 25, 2021
microsoft2021-Feb/CVE-2021-24112Critical

.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Feb 9, 2021

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24112
PatchVendor Advisory