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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-29802
CVE-2025-29802:
Visual Studio 2022 vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-29802 was discovered in Microsoft Visual Studio. The issue was disclosed on April 8, 2025, and involves improper access control that could allow privilege escalation. This security flaw specifically affects authorized users who have local access to systems running Visual Studio (NVD, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.3 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The weakness has been categorized under CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) according to Microsoft Corporation's assessment (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability poses a significant security risk as it allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on the affected system. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive resources and complete system compromise, given the high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact ratings (NVD).
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