CVE-2025-55240
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Publication date: 2025-10-14

Last updated on: 2025-10-17

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Published
2025-10-14
Last Modified
2025-10-17
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-14
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-55240
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
microsoft visual_studio_2017 From 15.0 (inc) to 15.9.77 (exc)
microsoft visual_studio_2019 From 16.0 (inc) to 16.11.52 (exc)
microsoft visual_studio_2022 From 17.10.0 (inc) to 17.10.20 (exc)
microsoft visual_studio_2022 From 17.12.0 (inc) to 17.12.13 (exc)
microsoft visual_studio_2022 From 17.14.0 (inc) to 17.14.17 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-284 The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an improper access control issue in Visual Studio that allows an authorized attacker to locally elevate their privileges.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with authorized access could exploit this vulnerability to gain higher privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full control over the system and compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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