Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Published: 2025-07-08
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20538 Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
History

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft visual Studio 2015
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2015:*:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft visual Studio 2015

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio
Microsoft visual Studio 2017
Microsoft visual Studio 2019
Microsoft visual Studio 2022
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2015:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio
Microsoft visual Studio 2017
Microsoft visual Studio 2019
Microsoft visual Studio 2022

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00046}

 epss

{'score': 0.00034}

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00043}

 epss

{'score': 0.00046}

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, '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'}

Subscriptions

Microsoft Visual Studio Visual Studio 2015 Visual Studio 2017 Visual Studio 2019 Visual Studio 2022
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T17:51:06.069Z

Reserved: 2025-06-09T22:49:37.618Z

Link: CVE-2025-49739

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-11T13:24:18.948Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-07-08T17:16:02.837

Modified: 2025-07-16T16:40:52.007

Link: CVE-2025-49739

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T21:47:14Z

Weaknesses