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CVE-2026-47305

Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 39th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile39th0.5% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products3 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12Affected: ≥ 17.12.0, < 17.12.22Upgrade to: 17.12.22Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14Affected: ≥ 17.14.0, < 17.14.36Upgrade to: 17.14.36Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7Affected: ≥ 18.0, < 18.7.4Upgrade to: 18.7.4Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022Affected: ≥ 17.12.0, < 17.12.22Upgrade to: 17.12.22Stated by: NVD
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2026Affected: ≥ 18.7.0, < 18.7.4Upgrade to: 18.7.4Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS39th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 39th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

9 events over 4 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Record updatedrecord updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified, record updated, record updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

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

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

In the news

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