---
id: CVE-2024-43590
title: Visual C++ Redistributable Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: Visual C++ Redistributable Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
vendor: microsoft
product: visual_c++_redistributable
affected:
  - 'visual_c++_redistributable >= 10.0.0, < 14.40.33816'
  - 'visual_studio_2017 >= 15.0, < 15.9.67'
  - 'visual_studio_2019 >= 15.0, < 15.9.67'
  - 'visual_studio_2019 >= 16.0, < 16.11.41'
  - 'visual_studio_2022 >= 17.6.0, < 17.6.20'
  - 'visual_studio_2022 >= 17.8.0, < 17.8.15'
  - 'visual_studio_2022 >= 17.10.0, < 17.10.8'
  - 'visual_studio_2022 >= 17.11.0, < 17.11.5'
patched:
  - visual_c++_redistributable 14.40.33816
  - visual_studio_2017 15.9.67
  - visual_studio_2019 16.11.41
  - visual_studio_2022 17.11.5
published: '2024-10-08'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43590'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-43590'
    label: secure@microsoft.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0043
epssPercentile: 0.34469
ingestedAt: '2026-07-07T16:15:37.938Z'
---

## Overview

Visual C++ Redistributable Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## Affected

- `visual_c++_redistributable >= 10.0.0, < 14.40.33816`
- `visual_studio_2017 >= 15.0, < 15.9.67`
- `visual_studio_2019 >= 15.0, < 15.9.67`
- `visual_studio_2019 >= 16.0, < 16.11.41`
- `visual_studio_2022 >= 17.6.0, < 17.6.20`
- `visual_studio_2022 >= 17.8.0, < 17.8.15`
- `visual_studio_2022 >= 17.10.0, < 17.10.8`
- `visual_studio_2022 >= 17.11.0, < 17.11.5`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `visual_c++_redistributable 14.40.33816`
- `visual_studio_2017 15.9.67`
- `visual_studio_2019 16.11.41`
- `visual_studio_2022 17.11.5`