Security October 2026 Latest record Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability Recorded 6 Nov 2026 at 17:32 UTC. This is what ChangeIntel recorded, including the title, summary, facts and links. It is not a statement of the source's current position.
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CVE Microsoft Security Response Center
Visual Studio Spoofing Vulnerability Improper certificate validation in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
What it said
CVE CVE-2026-118147
Severity Important
CVSS base score 7.4
CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact Spoofing
Exploitation detected No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)
Publicly disclosed No (MSRC assessment)
Exploitability Exploitation Less Likely
Component Visual Studio
Weakness CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
Issued by Microsoft
Customer action Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
Affected products Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9, Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.11
Updates that fix it No KB listed
CISA KEV Not listed in the collected catalog
EPSS 0.6%; scored 5 Nov 2026
Public detection template No Nuclei template listed
Published 30 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC
Last revised 30 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC
Revision note Information published.
Source evidence when recorded
Microsoft security releases Complete at observationRead 6 Nov 2026 at 17:30 UTC
CISA KEV Complete at observationRead 6 Nov 2026 at 17:30 UTC
FIRST EPSS Complete at observationRead 6 Nov 2026 at 17:30 UTC
Public detection templates (Nuclei) Complete at observationRead 6 Nov 2026 at 17:30 UTC
Coverage describes the sources at this observation. A complete read then does not establish their current position.
What changed
Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Page history
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6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC
Public detection template Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC
Source coverage: public-exploit-code Incomplete → Current 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC
Source coverage: first-epss Incomplete → Current 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC
Source coverage: msrc-cvrf Incomplete → Current 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC
Public detection template No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC
Source coverage: public-exploit-code Current → Incomplete 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC
Source coverage: first-epss Current → Incomplete 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC
Source coverage: msrc-cvrf Current → Incomplete 5 Nov 2026 · 23:42:03 UTC
EPSS 0.6%; scored 4 Nov 2026 → 0.6%; scored 5 Nov 2026 5 Nov 2026 · 02:36:20 UTC
EPSS 0.6%; scored 3 Nov 2026 → 0.6%; scored 4 Nov 2026 4 Nov 2026 · 03:04:37 UTC
EPSS 0.6%; scored 2 Nov 2026 → 0.6%; scored 3 Nov 2026 3 Nov 2026 · 01:53:36 UTC
EPSS 0.6%; scored 1 Nov 2026 → 0.6%; scored 2 Nov 2026 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC
Public detection template Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC
Source coverage: public-exploit-code Incomplete → Current 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC
Source coverage: first-epss Incomplete → Current 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC
Source coverage: msrc-cvrf Incomplete → Current 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC
Public detection template No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC
Source coverage: public-exploit-code Current → Incomplete 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC
Source coverage: first-epss Current → Incomplete 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC
Source coverage: msrc-cvrf Current → Incomplete 2 Nov 2026 · 00:36:51 UTC
EPSS No EPSS score collected → 0.6%; scored 1 Nov 2026 31 Oct 2026 · 18:22:15 UTC
Issued by Not stated → Microsoft