CVE-2025-49739 json
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
published 2025-07-08 16 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-20538
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 14.0.27564.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) 15.9.75
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.49
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 17.10.17
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 17.12.10
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.14.8
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 17.8.23
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49739
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-49739
- NVD CVE-2025-49739
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