Description

Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-29802

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

Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.3% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29802
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29802

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