CVE-2025-21176HighCVSS 8.8

.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
January 14, 2025
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2025-21176 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that an attacker convinces a user to open a maliciously crafted package file in Visual Studio.

🎯 Affected products70

  • .NET 8.0 installed on Linux
  • .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS
  • .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
  • .NET 9.0 installed on Linux
  • .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS
  • .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • +40 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5049622 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.09294.01 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 15.9.69 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.11.43 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.6.22 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.8.17 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.10.10 KB5049688 (Security Update) — fixed build 14.0.24252.2 KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 17.12.4 KB5049614 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050183 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050180 (Security Only) — fixed build 4.8.04775.02 KB5050184 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050185 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050182 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050187 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050416 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050188 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.04775.01 KB5050182 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.7.04126.01 KB5049993 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.7699 KB5050183 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.04126.01 KB5050180 (Security Only) — fixed build 4.7.04126.02 KB5050184 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.04126.01 KB5050185 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.04126.01 KB5050187 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.09294.01 KB5050416 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.09294.01 KB5049624 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.09294.01 KB5050188 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.09294.01 KB5049620 (Security Update) — fixed build 4.8.1.09294.01 KB5050186 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 4.7.04126.01 KB5050181 (Security Only) — fixed build 4.7.04126.02 KB5050013 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.20890 KB5050525 (Security Update) — fixed build 8.0.12 KB5050526 (Security Update) — fixed build 9.0.1

🔗 References (52)