Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-21405Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 – before 17.12.4 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: 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
References
- Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch