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CVE-2025-55240.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 7.3No severity score in this snapshot.
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSMicrosoft vendor recordModified Oct 14, 2025

Disclosure summary

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

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-284

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2025-Oct

Open original source · Updated Oct 14, 2025

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.

Microsoft maximum product score: 7.3

VendorProduct / associationVersion / bounds
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 (MSRC status code 3)

Vendor remediation references

  • Release Notes · build 15.9.77 · product IDs 11600
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 11600
  • Release Notes · build 16.11.52 · product IDs 11935
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 11935
  • Release Notes · build 17.10.20 · product IDs 12322
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 12322
  • Release Notes · build 17.12.13 · product IDs 12459
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 12459
  • Release Notes · build 17.14.17 · product IDs 16767
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 16767

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2025-10-14T03:00:00-04:00
MODIFIED 2025-10-14T03:00:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:45:30-04:00