Jul 2025: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-49739 Published on July 8, 2025
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Weakness Type
What is an insecure temporary file Vulnerability?
The software attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
CVE-2025-49739 has been classified to as an insecure temporary file vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-49739
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3:- Version 14.0.0 and below 14.0.27564.0 is affected.
- Version 15.9.0 and below 15.9.75 is affected.
- Version 16.11.0 and below 16.11.49 is affected.
- Version 17.10.0 and below 17.10.17 is affected.
- Version 17.12.0 and below 17.12.10 is affected.
- Version 17.14.0 and below 17.14.8 is affected.
- Version 17.8.0 and below 17.8.23 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.