Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-24998Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 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 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | 15.9.0 – before 15.9.71 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 – before 16.11.45 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 – before 17.10.12 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 – before 17.12.6 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 | 17.13.0 – before 17.13.3 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 – before 17.8.19 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · 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