Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-29802
Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
7.3High
Official description
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | 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 | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 ≤ v < 17.10.13 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 ≤ v < 17.12.7 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 ≤ v < 17.8.20 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29802 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- Last updated
- 2026-08-10
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.96%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
62%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element