CVE-2025-21178: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-122

Description

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.0 before 15.9.69 — fixed in 15.9.69
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019: from 16.0 before 16.11.43 — fixed in 16.11.43
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.6.0 before 17.6.22; from 17.8.0 before 17.8.17; from 17.10.0 before 17.10.10; from 17.12.0 before 17.12.4 — fixed in 17.10.10, 17.12.4, 17.6.22, 17.8.17
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3: from 14.0.0 before 14.0.24252.2 — fixed in 14.0.24252.2
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0 before 16.11.43 — fixed in 16.11.43
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10: from 17.10.0 before 17.10.10 — fixed in 17.10.10
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6: from 17.6.0 before 17.6.22 — fixed in 17.6.22
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8: from 17.8.0 before 17.8.17 — fixed in 17.8.17
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): from 15.9.0 before 15.9.69 — fixed in 15.9.69
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.12.0 before 17.12.4 — fixed in 17.12.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.69; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 16.11.43; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.10.10, 17.12.4, 17.6.22, 17.8.17; Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 14.0.24252.2; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.43; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.10; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 17.6.22; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.17; Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.69; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.12.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21178

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