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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.8 High

CVE-2025-49739

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
microsoft

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3

  • 14.0.0 to < 14.0.27564.0affected

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)

  • 15.9.0 to < 15.9.75affected

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)

  • 16.11.0 to < 16.11.49affected

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10

  • 17.10.0 to < 17.10.17affected

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12

  • 17.12.0 to < 17.12.10affected

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14

  • 17.14.0 to < 17.14.8affected

Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8

  • 17.8.0 to < 17.8.23affected

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