CVE-2025-21172: .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

7.5 CVSS

Description

.NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-21172

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

Affected Products

Vendor: Microsoft

Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.09% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 39.13% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-25 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21172

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