Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-21173.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aspnetcore-runtime-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aspnetcore-runtime-dbg-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aspnetcore-runtime-dbg-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aspnetcore-targeting-pack-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | aspnetcore-targeting-pack-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-apphost-pack-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-apphost-pack-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-host | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-hostfxr-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-runtime-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-runtime-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-runtime-dbg-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-runtime-dbg-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-8.0 | 8.0.112-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-8.0-source-built-artifacts | 8.0.112-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-9.0 | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-9.0-source-built-artifacts | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-aot-9.0 | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-dbg-8.0 | 8.0.112-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-sdk-dbg-9.0 | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-targeting-pack-8.0 | 8.0.12-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-targeting-pack-9.0 | 9.0.1-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-templates-8.0 | 8.0.112-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0381 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | dotnet-templates-9.0 | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 | 9.0.102-1.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:0382 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | dotnet8-runtime | 8.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | dotnet8-runtime | 8.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | dotnet8-runtime | 8.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | dotnet8-runtime | 8.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | dotnet8-runtime | 8.0.12-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | dotnet9-runtime | 9.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | dotnet9-runtime | 9.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | dotnet9-runtime | 9.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | dotnet9-runtime | 9.0.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | dotnet8.0 | 0:8.0.112-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:0381 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | dotnet9.0 | 0:9.0.102-1.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:0382 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dotnet6 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dotnet7 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dotnet8 | 8.0.112-8.0.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 | USN-7210-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | dotnet8 | 8.0.112-8.0.12-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21173 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dotnet8 | 8.0.112-8.0.12-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 | USN-7210-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | dotnet8 | 8.0.112-8.0.12-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21173 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | .NET 8.0 | 8.0.0 – before 8.0.12 |
| Microsoft | .NET 9.0 | 9.0.0 – before 9.0.1 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 – before 17.10.10 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 – before 17.12.4 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | 17.6.0 – before 17.6.22 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 – before 17.8.17 |
Weakness: CWE-379 · 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