CVE-2025-29802 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Visual Studio 2022

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29802

History

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio 2022
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft visual Studio 2022

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title		Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-427
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29802
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-04-08T17:24:13.959Z

Updated: 2025-06-04T17:53:27.691Z

Reserved: 2025-03-11T18:19:40.247Z

Link: CVE-2025-29802

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-08T18:38:55.463Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-04-08T18:16:06.017

Modified: 2025-07-10T15:16:31.387

Link: CVE-2025-29802

Redhat

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