CVE-2025-21405

Summary

CVE-2025-21405 is a newly identified elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Visual Studio. This issue allows an attacker to escalate their privileges within the application, potentially gaining control over the entire system. Malicious actors could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, or by compromising a vulnerable system through network means. Successful exploitation could result in the installation of unauthorized software, data theft, or other malicious activities. Users are advised to update their Visual Studio installations as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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