#VU112690 Link following in Visual Studio - CVE-2025-49739

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#VU112690 Link following in Visual Studio - CVE-2025-49739

Published: July 9, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU112690
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-49739
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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