Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2025-21178
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:1.52%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 | 14.0.0 < 14.0.24252.2 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | 15.9.0 < 15.9.69 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 < 16.11.43 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 < 17.10.10 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 < 17.12.4 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 | 17.6.0 < 17.6.22 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 < 17.8.17 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.523%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2024-12-05T21:43:30 |
| Published | 2025-01-14T18:04:01 |
| Patch Date | 2025-01-14 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-09T18:29:05 |
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