Description

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

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-29804

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

Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 13.16% (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-2025-29804
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29804

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