CVE-2025-55240 (GCVE-0-2025-55240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-10-14 17:00
Modified
2025-10-16 03:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Summary
Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
Impacted products
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| ▼ | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) |
Version: 15.9.0 < 15.9.77 |
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