Microsoft Visual Studio uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-24998. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Uncontrolled search path element in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The weakness was shared 03/11/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24998. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/02/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232740 (Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 15.9 Products (March 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232740). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 232740
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 15.9 Products (March 2025)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/11/2025 🔍
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07/02/2025 +112 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299369

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2025 18:58
Updated: 07/02/2025 04:50
Changes: 03/11/2025 18:58 (32), 03/11/2025 19:01 (36), 03/15/2025 08:00 (2), 07/02/2025 04:50 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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