Mar 2025: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-24998 Published on March 11, 2025
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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-2025-24998 has been classified to as a DLL preloading vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-24998
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8):- Version 15.9.0 and below 15.9.71 is affected.
- Version 16.11.0 and below 16.11.45 is affected.
- Version 17.10.0 and below 17.10.12 is affected.
- Version 17.12.0 and below 17.12.6 is affected.
- Version 17.13.0 and below 17.13.3 is affected.
- Version 17.8.0 and below 17.8.19 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.