High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8172

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio software when the software does not check the source markup of a file for an unbuilt project, aka "Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Visual Studio, Expression Blend 4.

Affected products

Microsoft/Expression Blend 4llm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: Service Pack 3
Microsoft/Visual Studiollm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2010 Service Pack 1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8172nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104616nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041253nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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