Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Visual Studio by Microsoft

CVE-2025-29813

Summary

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Visual Studio can be exploited by attackers to gain extended access to a project. This occurs when the application inadequately manages pipeline job tokens, enabling an attacker with existing project access to replace a short-term token with a long-term one. The vulnerability is mitigated in the latest update, which enhances the handling of these tokens to bolster security.

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