CVE-2025-21178 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-21178?
CVE-2025-21178 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21178?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-21178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1349 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1350 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1352 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2019-1354 Code injection in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
- CVE-2023-28296 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qvp-9xw6-rpfp.