CVE-2025-62214 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium 6.7 Published 11 Nov 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

An authorized attacker can execute arbitrary code locally via command injection in Visual Studio, requiring a patch to mitigate.

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-2025-62214?

CVE-2025-62214 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, published on 11 Nov 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

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62214?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.

How do I fix CVE-2025-62214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2025-62214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cfhg-c2xg-42fj.