CVE-2026-50526Important
.NET Tampering Vulnerability
Assessment
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
- Severity
- Important
- CVSS base score
- 7.0CVSS:3.1/
AV:L/ AC:H/ PR:L/ UI:N/ S:U/ C:H/ I:H/ A:H/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Tampering
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.2%Higher than 11.7% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Component
- .NET
- Weakness
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026 · July 2026
- Last revised
- 14 Jul 2026
Updates that fix it
3 KBs| KB | Type | Restart | Applies to | Other CVEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB5104032 | Security Update | — | .NET 8.0 installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 8.0 installed on Windows | All CVEs in KB5104032 |
| KB5104033 | Security Update | — | .NET 9.0 installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 9.0 installed on Windows | All CVEs in KB5104033 |
| KB5104034 | Security Update | — | .NET 10.0 installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS | All CVEs in KB5104034 |
Affected products
Developer Tools11 affected products
- .NET 10.0 installed on Linux
- .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS
- .NET 8.0 installed on Linux
- .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS
- .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 9.0 installed on Linux
- .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS
- .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7