Feb 2025: Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-21206 Published on February 11, 2025
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness Type
What is a DLL preloading Vulnerability?
The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
CVE-2025-21206 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-21206
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8):- Version 15.9.0 and below 15.9.70 is affected.
- Version 16.11.0 and below 16.11.44 is affected.
- Version 17.10.0 and below 17.10.11 is affected.
- Version 17.12.0 and below 17.12.5 is affected.
- Version 17.8.0 and below 17.8.18 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.