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CVE-2025-25003

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: Mar 11, 2025Updated: Jul 1, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-427
NVD MITRE
7.3CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

visual studio 2019microsoft
On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems
visual studio 2022microsoft
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)Microsoft
On-premDesktop App
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
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Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25003
msrc.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 11, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 1, 2025

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