CVE-2025-55240
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH 7.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.37 % · percentile 30 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- microsoft
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-34347
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-55240
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0882 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
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
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | affected 15.9.0 < 15.9.77 |
| Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | affected 16.11.0 < 16.11.52 |
| Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | affected 17.10.0 < 17.10.20 |
| Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | affected 17.12.0 < 17.12.13 |
| Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | affected 17.14.0 < 17.14.17 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |