VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-69805
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
External control of file name or path in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 42th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-200, CWE-522
- Affected
- microsoft/microsoft.diagnostics.runtime · microsoft/visual studio 2022 · microsoft/visual studio 2026
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.