CVE-2025-21206
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)msrc_csaf
15.9.70:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes - FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)msrc_csaf
16.11.44:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-v16.11
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-v16.11 - FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10msrc_csaf
17.10.11:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes - FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12msrc_csaf
17.12.5:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes - FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8msrc_csaf
17.8.18:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (39)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Visual Studio Code JS Debug Extensionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:js_debug_extension
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2025-0049Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Visual StudioNL2025-02-11csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Visual Studio.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0333Microsoft Visual Studio und Visual Studio Code: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Visual Studio Code und Microsoft Visual Studio ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen und um Code auszuführen.
- msrc_CVE-2025-21206Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-02-11csaf · msrc_csafUS
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21206cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-Visual-Studio-privilege-escalation-dated-11-02-2025-46353cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21206enisa_euvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21206PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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