CVE-2025-21405
published 2025-01-14CVE-2025-21405: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PriorityP337high7.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.51%
40.2th percentile
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.12 | >= 17.12.0 < 17.12.4 | 17.12.4 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2022 | >= 17.12.0 < 17.12.4 | 17.12.4 |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.12 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.3HIGH
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Microsoft
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-01-14·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2025-21405 [HIGH] CWE-284 Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio: Visual Studio
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Remediation: Release Notes
Reference: https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
GHSA
GHSA-4f6p-j74c-h2q4: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-01-14
CVE-2025-21405 [HIGH] CWE-284 GHSA-4f6p-j74c-h2q4: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-01-14
Published