Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-55240Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control 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 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper access control 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 15.9.77 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 – before 16.11.52 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 – before 17.10.20 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 – before 17.12.13 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | 17.14.0 – before 17.14.17 |
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