CVE-2026-69805
.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-69805- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-522, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-73721
7.5
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-73721- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pxg-8538-m58j
7.5
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-4pxg-8538-m58j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.5
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-69805- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-200, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-69805 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14, published September 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.