Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-47959. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The weakness was shared 06/10/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-47959. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/16/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238333 (Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Products (June 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 databases at Tenable (238333) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18227). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 238333
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Products (June 2025)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2025 🔍
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06/16/2025 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-47959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-47959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311984
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2025 19:33
Updated: 06/16/2025 15:46
Changes: 06/10/2025 19:33 (30), 06/10/2025 19:37 (38), 06/12/2025 23:52 (2), 06/13/2025 10:43 (12), 06/13/2025 12:21 (1), 06/16/2025 15:46 (1)
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