High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-21206
CVE-2025-21206
Description
Visual Studio Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products
9- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=15.0,<15.9.70
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=16.0,<16.11.44
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=17.8,<17.8.18
- Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)v5Range: 15.9.0
- Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)v5Range: 16.11.0
- Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10v5Range: 17.10.0
- Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12v5Range: 17.12.0
- Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8v5Range: 17.8.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21206nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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