CVE-2025-21172
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 78th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
.NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 78th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 527 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- .NET 8.0OSS Libraries / generic-library
- .NET 9.0OSS Libraries / generic-library
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6DevTools & CI / ide-editor
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-armOSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64OSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-armOSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64OSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64OSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64OSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64OSS Libraries
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64OSS Libraries
And 13 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationmedium confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21172
- repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/
- herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2025-21172
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