Important CVSS 7 EPSS 0.00911 2025-03 archive

Executive Summary

Weak authentication in ASP.NET Core & Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Overview

7
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Mar 11 2025
Last Updated Mar 11 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00911 — 0.55307 percentile
NVD CVSS 7 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
High
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
Low
INTEGRITY
Low
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.1

EPSS Score

0.00911
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.55307 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products

6 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
ASP.NET Core 8.0 5054229 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
ASP.NET Core 9.0 5054230 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe

Patches

3 patches
Article Type Restart
5054229 Security Update Maybe
5054230 Security Update Maybe
Release Notes Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Zahid TOKAT