CVE-2026-50526

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Oct 28, 2026

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59 CWE-345

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	.NET 10.0 runtime	>= 10.0.0, < 10.0.10
Microsoft	.NET 8.0 runtime	>= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29
Microsoft	.NET 9.0 runtime	>= 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

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50526Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 14, 2026
Last modified: Oct 28, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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