Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
.NET Tampering Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50526
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-345
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (13)
microsoft/.net
8.0.0 - 8.0.29
Microsoft/.NET 10.0
10.0.0 - 10.0.10
Microsoft/.NET 10.0
10.0.0 - 10.0.6
Microsoft/.NET 8.0
8.0.0 - 8.0.29
Microsoft/.NET 9.0
9.0.0 - 9.0.18
Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
17.12.0 - 17.12.22
Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
17.14.0 - 17.14.36
Microsoft/Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7
18.0 - 18.7.4
microsoft/visual_studio_2022
17.12.0 - 17.12.22
microsoft/visual_studio_2026
18.7.0 - 18.7.4
... and 3 more
Published
Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 15, 2026