High severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-47305
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 · Microsoft
17.12.0 before 17.12.22 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 · Microsoft
17.14.0 before 17.14.36 · source: vendor
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7 · Microsoft
18.0 before 18.7.4 · source: vendor
VS
Visual Studio 2022 · Microsoft
17.12.0 before 17.12.22; 17.14.0 before 17.14.36 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2026 · Microsoft
18.7.0 before 18.7.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
MV
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47305
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-47305
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47305
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