CVE-2025-24998
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Mar 11, 2025
CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High
EPSS < 1%
KEV · Not listed
Description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected Products
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CVE record
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NVD configurations
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Red Hat packages
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OpenCVE enrichment
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | affected |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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Remediation
Tracking
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2025-6346 | Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. |
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
User Interaction Required
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.456% probability within 30 days)
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total
References
History
Feb 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated
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Microsoft visual Studio
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Dec 17, 2025 10:30 PM
First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated
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Microsoft visual Studio
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Microsoft visual Studio
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Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM
Scoring metrics updated
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epss
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epss
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Jul 1, 2025 8:15 PM
First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated
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Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio 2017 Microsoft visual Studio 2019 Microsoft visual Studio 2022 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Vendors & Products |
Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio 2017 Microsoft visual Studio 2019 Microsoft visual Studio 2022 |
Mar 11, 2025 7:15 PM
Scoring metrics updated
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ssvc
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Mar 11, 2025 5:15 PM
Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | |
| Title | Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-427 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Weaknesses
