CVE-2025-25003
published 2025-03-11CVE-2025-25003: Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
PriorityP337high7.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.43%
34.6th percentile
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.11 | >= 16.11.0 < 16.11.45 | 16.11.45 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.10 | >= 17.10.0 < 17.10.12 | 17.10.12 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.12 | >= 17.12.0 < 17.12.6 | 17.12.6 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.13 | >= 17.13.0 < 17.13.3 | 17.13.3 |
| microsoft | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.8 | >= 17.8.0 < 17.8.19 | 17.8.19 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2019 | >= 16.0 < 16.11.45 | 16.11.45 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2022 | >= 17.10.0 < 17.10.12 | 17.10.12 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2022 | >= 17.12.0 < 17.12.6 | 17.12.6 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2022 | >= 17.13.0 < 17.13.3 | 17.13.3 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_2022 | >= 17.8.0 < 17.8.19 | 17.8.19 |
| 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_17.13 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.8 | — | — |
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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GHSA
GHSA-f4rv-pm79-f3jj: Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-11
CVE-2025-25003 [HIGH] CWE-427 GHSA-f4rv-pm79-f3jj: Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Microsoft
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-03-11·CVSS 7.3
CVE-2025-25003 [HIGH] CWE-427 Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ: What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability?
The attacker would gain the rights of the user that is running the affected application.
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 a user trigger the payload in the application.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Any authenticated attacker could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated pri
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-03-11
Published