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Status published
High
CVE-2025-49739
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3, Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8), Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10), Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
Vulnerable Versions:
14.0.0, 15.9.0, 16.11.0, 17.10.0, 17.12.0, 17.14.0, 17.8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 8th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 26th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C