Vulnerability · Published Jun 13, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2025-47959Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity command injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 10.9% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)10.9%top 4.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.0 – before 17.10.16
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 17.12.0 – before 17.12.9
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.14.0 – before 17.14.5
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.0 – before 17.8.22

Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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