CVE-2025-29802: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2025-Apr

Released

2025-04-08

EPSS Score

0.60% (percentile: 69.5%)

Description

Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the privileges of the authenticated user.

Affected Products (3)

Developer Tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12

Security Updates (3)

• Release Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

Polar Penguin

Revision History

• 2025-04-08: Information published.