CVE-2026-50526 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	.net Visual Studio 2022 Visual Studio 2026

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50526

History

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Title		.NET Tampering Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft .net Microsoft visual Studio 2022 Microsoft visual Studio 2026
Weaknesses		CWE-345 CWE-59
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2026::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft .net Microsoft visual Studio 2022 Microsoft visual Studio 2026
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50526
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-07-14T19:29:54.992Z

Updated: 2026-07-16T22:00:22.020Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T19:00:41.293Z

Link: CVE-2026-50526

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T10:37:19.402Z

NVD

No data.

Redhat

No data.

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