Important CVSS 7.8 2026-07 archive

Executive Summary

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

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Exploitation Unlikely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Remote Code Execution
Released Jul 14 2026
Last Updated Jul 14 2026
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

No EPSS score available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

3 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7 Release Notes (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Maybe

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
Release Notes Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments