CVE-2025-21206 (GCVE-0-2025-21206)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-02-11 17:58
Modified
2025-03-12 01:42
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Impacted products
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| ► | Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) |
Version: 15.9.0 < 15.9.70 |
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