HIGH 7.8 Microsoft
CVE-2026-62909
.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected Products
- .NET 10.0 installed on Linux
- .NET 8.0 installed on Linux
- .NET 9.0 installed on Linux
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.8
- .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS
- .NET 10.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
- .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62909
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62909
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: .NET 10.0 installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 installed on Linux and 5 more.
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