7.3High
CVE-2025-55240Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-284
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 – < 15.9.77 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 – < 16.11.52 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 – < 17.10.20 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 – < 17.12.13 | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | 17.14.0 – < 17.14.17 | |
| microsoft | visual studio 2017 | 15.9.0 – < 15.9.77 | |
| microsoft | visual studio 2019 | 16.11.0 – < 16.11.52 | |
| microsoft | visual studio 2022 | 17.10.0 – < 17.10.20 |
References and patches
- Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisorypatchVendor Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (5)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 15.0 < 15.9.77cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 16.0 < 16.11.52cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.10.0 < 17.10.20cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.12.0 < 17.12.13cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.14.0 < 17.14.17