CVE-2025-49739

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.95% (61st) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

93 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3msrc_csaf
14.0.27564.0:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5063035
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5063035
FixedMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)msrc_csaf
15.9.75: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
16.11.49: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
17.10.17: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
17.12.10: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 17.14msrc_csaf
17.14.8: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
17.8.23: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.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59US

affected products (93)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Fedora Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:-
Gentoo Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:gentoo:linux:-
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_2015:update_3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0-15.8)all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0-16.10)all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8all versionscert_bundDE
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Python extension for Visual Studio Codeall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visual_studio_code:python_extension_for_visual_studio_code
Open Source Gitea <1.24.3all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.43.7all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.44.4all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.45.4all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.46.4all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.47.3all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.48.2all versionscert_bundDE
Open Source git <2.49.1all versionscert_bundDE

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0217Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Visual StudioNL2025-07-08csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Visual Studio.
WID-SEC-W-2025-1485Microsoft Developer Tools und git: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-07-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Code und git ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen und andere nicht spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
msrc_CVE-2025-49739Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-07-08csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-07-08modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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