CVE-2025-25003 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Uncontrolled search path element 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

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25003

History

Tue, 11 Mar 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, 11 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Uncontrolled search path element 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-2025-25003
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: 2025-03-11T16:59:04.914Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T21:15:12.291Z

Reserved: 2025-01-30T15:14:20.994Z

Link: CVE-2025-25003

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-11T18:26:23.450Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-03-11T17:16:38.043

Modified: 2025-03-11T17:16:38.043

Link: CVE-2025-25003

Redhat

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