Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2026-96232.NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Out-of-bounds read in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.23dotnet10-runtime10.0.13-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.24dotnet10-runtime10.0.13-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.22dotnet8-runtime8.0.32-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.23dotnet8-runtime8.0.32-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.24dotnet8-runtime8.0.32-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.22dotnet9-runtime9.0.21-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.23dotnet9-runtime9.0.21-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
Alpine:v3.24dotnet9-runtime9.0.21-r0ALPINE-CVE-2026-96232
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm648.0.32GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm6410.0.13GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm6411.0.0-rc.2GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm649.0.21GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x648.0.32GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x649.0.21GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x6410.0.13GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x6411.0.0-rc.2GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x8610.0.13GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x8611.0.0-rc.2GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x869.0.21GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
NuGetmicrosoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x868.0.32GHSA-f8qh-mqg4-9939
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSdotnet7no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-96232

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft .NET 10.0 runtime 10.0.0 – before 10.0.13
Microsoft .NET 11.0 runtime 11.0.0 – before 11.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft .NET 8.0 runtime 8.0.0 – before 8.0.32
Microsoft .NET 9.0 runtime 9.0.0 – before 9.0.21
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-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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