CVE-2026-62886: .NET Elevation of Privilege 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
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2026-Aug
Released
2026-08-11
Last Updated
2026-08-17
EPSS Score
0.47% (percentile: 37.8%)

Description

Integer overflow or wraparound in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user trigger the payload in the application.

Affected Products (50)

Developer Tools

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 on Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows Server 2025
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 on Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.8
  • .NET 10.0 installed on Windows
  • .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
  • .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14

Security Updates (18)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/ky0tofu">Ky0toFu</a>, 41ae55e9310ff27fa6f26af4727e5590, kai63001, zpbrent

Revision History

  • 2026-08-11: Information published.
  • 2026-08-13: Removed Linux and macOS products from the Affected Software table. This is an informational change only.
  • 2026-08-17: Acknowledgement Updated