CVE-2026-50526: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
.NET Tampering Vulnerability
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7epss 0.2%
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7Microsoft · .NET 10.0 runtimeMicrosoft · .NET 8.0 runtimeMicrosoft · .NET 9.0 runtimeRelated CVEs — Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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