CVE-2026-47305

Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47305	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2026::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-14 19:17

Updated : 2026-07-16 15:27

NVD link : CVE-2026-47305

Mitre link : CVE-2026-47305

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-47305

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

visual_studio_2026
visual_studio_2022

CWE

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

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