Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-102869.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity type confusion in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | 3.0.0.0 – before 2.0.50727.8987 AND 3.0.30729.8982 AND 4.7.4150.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 | 4.7.0 – before 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.7.4150.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 | 4.8.0 – before 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.8.4811.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 | 4.8.1 – before 2.0.50727.9188 AND 3.0.30729.9171 AND 4.8.9363.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | 4.7.0 – before 4.7.4150.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 | 4.8.0 – before 4.8.4811.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 | 4.8.0.0 – before 4.8.9363.0 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | 17.14.0 – before 17.14.42 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 | 18.10.0 – before 18.10.4 |
Weakness: CWE-843 · 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
References
- .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch