cve-2025-49739
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-08 16:58
Modified
2025-08-05 18:12
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| secure@microsoft.com | https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49739 | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
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