High severity · published Mar 11, 2025
CVE-2025-25003
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
7.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VS
Visual Studio 2019 · Microsoft
16.0 before 16.11.45 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2022 · Microsoft
17.8.0 before 17.8.19; 17.10.0 before 17.10.12; 17.12.0 before 17.12.6; 17.13.0 before 17.13.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25003
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25003
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25003
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