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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 affected
Version Status Constraints
17.12.0 affected < 17.12.22
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 affected
Version Status Constraints
17.14.0 affected < 17.14.36
Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7 affected
Version Status Constraints
18.0 affected < 18.7.4

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https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47305 cve-icon
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio 2022
Microsoft visual Studio 2026
Weaknesses CWE-693
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2026:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft visual Studio 2022
Microsoft visual Studio 2026
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-14T19:42:27.835Z

Reserved: 2026-05-18T23:53:33.898Z

Link: CVE-2026-47305

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