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	From 15.0 to 15.9.77
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019	From 16.0 to 16.11.52
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.10.0 to 17.10.20
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.12.0 to 17.12.13
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022	From 17.14.0 to 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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