CVE-2025-21178
published 2025-01-14CVE-2025-21178: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.55%
72.5th percentile
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2015_update_3 | >= 14.0.0 < 14.0.24252.2 | 14.0.24252.2 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | >= 15.9.0 < 15.9.69 | 15.9.69 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.11 | >= 16.11.0 < 16.11.43 | 16.11.43 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.10 | >= 17.10.0 < 17.10.10 | 17.10.10 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.12 | >= 17.12.0 < 17.12.4 | 17.12.4 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.6 | >= 17.6.0 < 17.6.22 | 17.6.22 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.8 | >= 17.8.0 < 17.8.17 | 17.8.17 |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2015_update_3 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.11 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.10 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.12 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.6 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.8 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvelistv58.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
cvelistv5·2025-01-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-21178 [HIGH] CWE-122 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-01-14·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-21178 [HIGH] CWE-122 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that an attacker convinces a user to open a maliciously crafted package file in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio: Visual Studio
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Remediation: Release Notes
Reference: http://aka.ms/vs/15/release/latest
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes
Reference: https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11
Reference: https://docs.microso
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-01-14
Published