CVE-2021-43877
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Description
ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2021-12-15 15:15:10.950000
Last modified
2026-11-02 19:17:45.860000
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