7.3High

CVE-2025-25003Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10); Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10; Microsoft Microsoft Visual … Published: (1 year ago)

Description

Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.0 – < 16.11.45
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.0 – < 17.10.12
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 17.12.0 – < 17.12.6
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 17.13.0 – < 17.13.3
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.0 – < 17.8.19
microsoft visual studio 2019 16.11.0 – < 16.11.45
microsoft visual studio 2022 17.8.0 – < 17.8.19

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (5)

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 16.0 < 16.11.45
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 17.8.0 < 17.8.19
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 17.10.0 < 17.10.12
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 17.12.0 < 17.12.6
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 17.13.0 < 17.13.3