Patch tracker / KB5041021

KB5041021: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 1 Security Update (July 2024)

KB5041021 is a High security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 1, released 2024-07-09. It closes 1 CVE with a maximum CVSS of 7.3. It is the 15th largest of the 32 updates Microsoft shipped that month, by CVEs closed.

Update summary

High
2024-07-09
Released
1
CVEs fixed
7.3
Max CVSS v3
High
Severity
Deploy this cycle
Fixes 1 CVE for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 1. No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation in this set today.

Fixes 1 CVE. Most severe CVSS 7.3 (High). EPSS exploit probability up to 1.3%. Among the lower half of tracked Microsoft updates by EPSS exploit probability.

Microsoft Update Catalog: download KB5041021Microsoft support article
Senserva AI Opinion for KB5041021

KB5041021 closes out CVE-2024-38081 in Visual Studio 2022 17.4 through 17.8, a High severity, CVSS 7.3 issue. It is not in CISA's KEV catalog and carries no ransomware association, with EPSS at only 1 percent, so risk is steady rather than acute. The main exposure is any developer or automation host still running one of the three affected 17.x builds.

Do this: Apply KB5041021 during the next maintenance window on affected Visual Studio 2022 machines.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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Full tracking and change history for KB5041021

Released
2024-07-09
Last changed
2024-07-09
Changes tracked
1

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CVEs fixed by this update

Sorted exploited-first, then by CVSS. Every CVE links to its Senserva page with the full risk facts, references, and a ready-to-paste AI prompt.

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploited
CVE-2024-38081High7.32.7%No

Scope and sources

Affected products
Also released in July 2024

KB5002606

4 CVEs · High · exploited

KB5002615

4 CVEs · High · exploited

KB5002618

4 CVEs · High · exploited

KB5040426

1 CVE · High · exploited

KB5002620

2 CVEs · High

KB5040711

1 CVE · High

KB5040712

1 CVE · High

KB5040936

38 CVEs · High

The full month, summarized: Microsoft Patch Tuesday.

Authoritative references
Official KB5041021 page (Microsoft Support)Microsoft Update CatalogMicrosoft Security Update Guide

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