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CVE-2025-21173

High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8. Fixed by 2 Microsoft security updates.

High

Risk summary

CVSS base
8.8
EPSS exploit probability
2.3%
Severity
High

Exploitation and severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.3%. CVSS 8.8 (High).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

What to do

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5050525, KB5050526 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Official patch for CVE-2025-21173

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-21173. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.

KB5050525KB5050526

Affected products

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
  • PowerShell 7.5 installed on Linux
  • PowerShell 7.5 installed on MacOS
  • PowerShell 7.5 installed on Windows

Authoritative references

NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. A unique ID for one publicly known vulnerability, such as CVE-2025-1234.
KB
Microsoft Knowledge Base article. The identifier for a specific Microsoft update.
KEV
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. CVEs confirmed exploited in the wild. Fix these first.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System. A standardized Severity score from 0 to 10.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System. The probability a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days.
MSRC
Microsoft Security Response Center. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday advisories and KB-to-CVE mapping.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database (NIST). Authoritative CVE metadata and CVSS scores.
Ransomware
The vulnerability is linked to known ransomware activity.