Insecure DLL loading in Visual Studio - CVE-2025-29802

 

Insecure DLL loading in Visual Studio - CVE-2025-29802

Published: April 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107232
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29802
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Visual Studio

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner in Visual Studio. A remote user can place a specially crafted .dll file and gain elevated privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-29802

Install update from vendor's website.

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