7.3High
CVE-2025-21206Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-427
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | 15.9.0 – < 15.9.70 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 – < 16.11.44 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 – < 17.10.11 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 – < 17.12.5 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 – < 17.8.18 | |
| microsoft | visual studio 2017 | 15.9.0 – < 15.9.70 | |
| microsoft | visual studio 2019 | 16.11.0 – < 16.11.44 | |
| microsoft | visual studio 2022 | 17.8.0 – < 17.8.18 |
References and patches
- Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisorypatchPatchVendor Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (5)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 15.0 < 15.9.70cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 16.0 < 16.11.44cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.8 < 17.8.18cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.10 < 17.10.11cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.12 < 17.12.5