Description

Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24998

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, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft

Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8), Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10), Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.12% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 27.63% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-09 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24998
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24998

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