CVE-2025-55240
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
| Vendor | microsoft |
| Product | microsoft visual studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | TechnologyEnterprise |
| Published | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Microsoft / Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
15.9.0 < 15.9.77
Microsoft / Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
16.11.0 < 16.11.52
Microsoft / Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10
17.10.0 < 17.10.20
Microsoft / Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
17.12.0 < 17.12.13
Microsoft / Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
17.14.0 < 17.14.17