PT-2025-42007 · Microsoft · Visual Studio

Published 2025-10-14 · Updated 2025-10-17 · CVE-2025-55240

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Visual Studio (affected versions not specified)

Description An improper access control issue exists in Visual Studio, potentially allowing an authorized attacker to gain elevated privileges on a local system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-55240

Affected Products

Visual Studio

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55240 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/139175 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978171233272553633 · Twitter Post