Description

Improper access control in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-10-14T17:00:58.400Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-26T17:47:11.707Z

Source :

microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-55240 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Microsoft
  • Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio 2017
  • Visual Studio 2019
  • Visual Studio 2022
REFERENCES

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URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55240 cve-icon cve-icon
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