CVE-2025-21206: Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.3
CVSS
Description
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-21206
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Vector: 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
Affected Products
Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 24.43% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-12 (when was this score calculated)