CVE-2025-49739CWE-59

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published July 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00949 · 60.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2025-07-08T16:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 JUL 16:58Z
    Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5