CVE-2025-55240

Published: Oct 14, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.3

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.3 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

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

Affected (5)

Products: Microsoft: Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio 2022

3 products

Visual Studio 2017

Visual Studio 2019

Visual Studio 2022

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017	15.0 ≤ version < 15.9.77
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019	16.0 ≤ version < 16.11.52
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	17.10.0 ≤ version < 17.10.20
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	17.12.0 ≤ version < 17.12.13
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	17.14.0 ≤ version < 17.14.17

Related CWEs

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55240

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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