Oct 2026: Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2026-118147 Published on October 31, 2026
Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability
Improper certificate validation in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Type
Improper Certificate Validation
The software does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-118147
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