Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio
CVE-2025-21405

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 January 2025

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio due to improper validation of input. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This can allow the attacker to take control of affected systems, install programs, view, change, or delete data, and create accounts with full user rights. Users are advised to apply the necessary updates and patches to mitigate this risk effectively.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 Unknown 17.0 < 17.12.4

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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