CVE-2026-47305: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS 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

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Unlikely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jul

Released

2026-07-14

Description

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

Affected Products (3)

Developer Tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14

Security Updates (3)

• Release Notes
• Release Notes
• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arun-t-thankachan/">Arun T</a>

Revision History

• 2026-07-14: Information published.