Link following in Visual Studio - CVE-2025-49739
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112690
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49739
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue in Visual Studio. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
Affected software
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2025-49739
Install updates from vendor's website.
Visual Studio - addressed in versions 14.0.27564.0 14.0.27564.0, 15.9.75 15.9.75, 16.11.49 16.11.49, 17.8.23 17.8.23, 17.10.17 17.10.17, 17.12.10 17.12.10