Microsoft Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A protection mechanism failure in Microsoft Visual Studio creates a vulnerability that allows unauthorized attackers to execute code locally. This issue affects Visual Studio 2022 versions 17.12 and 17.14, as well as Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized local code execution.

Remediation

Users can download the security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 or 17.14 from the Visual Studio Download Center. For Visual Studio 2026 version 18.7, the security update is also available through the Visual Studio Download Center.

Added: Jul 15, 2026, 5:54 AM
Updated: Jul 15, 2026, 5:54 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
7.8
impact
7.5
exploitability
4.2
remediation
7.7
relevance
9.3
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.