Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2025-49739
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.77%
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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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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-59 ↗CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 | 14.0.0 < 14.0.27564.0 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | 15.9.0 < 15.9.75 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | 16.11.0 < 16.11.49 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 | 17.10.0 < 17.10.17 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 | 17.12.0 < 17.12.10 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | 17.14.0 < 17.14.8 (affected) |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 | 17.8.0 < 17.8.23 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.771%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-06-09T22:49:37 |
| Published | 2025-07-08T16:58:15 |
| Patch Date | 2025-07-08 |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-26T17:51:06 |
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