Oct 2025: Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-55240 Published on October 14, 2025
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2025-55240 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-55240
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8):- Version 15.9.0 and below 15.9.77 is affected.
- Version 16.11.0 and below 16.11.52 is affected.
- Version 17.10.0 and below 17.10.20 is affected.
- Version 17.12.0 and below 17.12.13 is affected.
- Version 17.14.0 and below 17.14.17 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.