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CVE-2026-69805 (GCVE-0-2026-69805)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 17:17 – Updated: 2026-09-15 22:42
VLAI
Title
.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-09 04:18 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 Affected: 17.14.0 , < 17.14.40 (custom)
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Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.9 Affected: 18.9.0 , < 18.9.3 (custom)
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Microsoft Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime Affected: 4.1.740301 , < 4.1.740301 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-08 14:00
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