Microsoft Visual Studio 2026
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By the Year
In 2026 there have been 6 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 with an average score of 7.5 out of ten.
| Year | Vulnerabilities | Average Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 7.50 |
It may take a day or so for new Visual Studio 2026 vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilities. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.
Recent Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 Security Vulnerabilities
May 2026: .NET Core Tampering Vulnerability
CVE-2026-32175
4.3 - Medium
- May 12, 2026
A tampering vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on a vulnerable system. However, an attacker would have limited control over the destination of the files and directories. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must send a specially crafted file to a vulnerable system. The security update fixes the vulnerability by ensuring .NET Core properly handles files.
Absolute Path Traversal
May 2026: .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-32177
7.3 - High
- May 12, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Apr 2026: ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-40372
9.1 - Critical
- April 21, 2026
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Apr 2026: .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-32203
7.5 - High
- April 14, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Stack Overflow
Feb 2026: GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2026-21256
8.8 - High
- February 10, 2026
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Command Injection
Feb 2026: GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-21257
8 - High
- February 10, 2026
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Command Injection
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