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CVE-2025-29802: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-04-08 · updated 2026-08-10
- Weakness: CWE-427
Description
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.8.0 before 17.8.20; from 17.10.0 before 17.10.13; from 17.12.0 before 17.12.7 — fixed in 17.10.13, 17.12.7, 17.8.20
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10: from 17.10.0 before 17.10.13 — fixed in 17.10.13
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8: from 17.8.0 before 17.8.20 — fixed in 17.8.20
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.12.0 before 17.12.7 — fixed in 17.12.7
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.10.13, 17.12.7, 17.8.20; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.13; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.20; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.12.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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