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Publication date: 2025-11-11

Last updated on: 2025-11-17

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-11

Last Modified

2025-11-17

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-62214

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	visual_studio_2022	From 17.14.0 (inc) to 17.14.17 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-77	The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a command injection flaw in Visual Studio where special elements in commands are not properly neutralized. This allows an authorized attacker to execute arbitrary code locally on the affected system.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with authorized access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the local machine, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.

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