CVE-2025-25003 Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker with local access can elevate privileges by exploiting an uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25003?
CVE-2025-25003 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25003?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-25003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- CVE-2021-27068 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-32702 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-28262 Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-0789 Denial of service in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
- CVE-2023-36759 Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4rv-pm79-f3jj.