.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published September 8, 2026Updated September 25, 2026
Source data
Overview
Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Impact & technical details
Elevation of Privilege
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user or service to process a specially crafted Portable PDB file. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute code with the privileges of the affected process.
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the privileges of the user account or service account running the affected process.
- CVSS base score
- 8.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Highest base score supplied by MSRC for this record; the vector belongs to that score. Ratings can vary by product. Microsoft Important is displayed as High; Moderate is displayed as Medium.
Affected products
- .NET 10.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 11.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.9
Source guidance
Remediation
- Release Notes
At least one Microsoft vendor-fix reference is available. Check each affected product for its applicable update, prerequisites, and supported version.
GTP recommendation · Rule-based guidance
Recommended next step
Review affected Microsoft products and apply the applicable security updates through your organization's normal patch-management process. Confirm availability and prerequisites in the Microsoft advisory.
Authoritative sources & updates
Findings and update information come from the linked publishers. GTP compiles the public record and provides the recommendation above. CVSS ratings shown here come from Microsoft. NVD references provide additional public context.
- Microsoft Security Response Center (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft security update · 5126106 (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft security update · 5126104 (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft security update · 5126105 (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft security update · Release Notes (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft security update · Release Notes (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft remediation guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft security update (opens in a new tab)
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Security bulletins are provided for informational purposes and compiled from authoritative public sources. Vulnerability applicability varies by environment. Validate affected products, configuration, compatibility requirements, and vendor guidance before making production changes.