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CVE-2025-55240 Details

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.3 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55240 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft visual studio 2017
>= 15.0, < 15.9.77

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft visual studio 2019
>= 16.0, < 16.11.52

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft visual studio 2022
>= 17.10.0, < 17.10.20
>= 17.12.0, < 17.12.13
>= 17.14.0, < 17.14.17

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-55240
NVD Published Date:
Oct 14, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2025-55240 Details - Not Deferred