CVE-2026-62909 — .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

Uncaught exception in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Overview

7.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Exploitation Unlikely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Aug 11 2026

Last Updated Aug 11 2026

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00295 — 0.21926 percentile

NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

High

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Changed

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00295

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.21926 percentile - updated 2026-08-14

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Affected Products

11 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
.NET 10.0 installed on Linux	`5122106 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS	`5122106 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 10.0 installed on Windows	`5122106 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 8.0 installed on Linux	`5122104 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS	`5122104 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 8.0 installed on Windows	`5122104 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 9.0 installed on Linux	`5122105 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS	`5122105 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
.NET 9.0 installed on Windows	`5122105 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Maybe
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14	`(Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Unknown
Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.8	`(Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Unknown

Patches

4 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5122106`	Security Update	Maybe
`5122104`	Security Update	Maybe
`5122105`	Security Update	Maybe
	Security Update	Unknown

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Kevin Gosse

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD