CVE-2026-47305: Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Who is affected
- Users of Visual Studio are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for remote code execution.
- Action
- Update Visual Studio to the latest version.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47305
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-473050.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 26% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-47305 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[NEW] [high] Microsoft DeveloperTools: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft products (July 15, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- highCVE-2026-47305: Protection mechanism failure in Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code …nvd
- unknownNCSC-2026-0235 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Developer Toolsncsc-nl
Recent advisories for Visual Studio Remote
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-44190: A flaw was found in the Ansible Lightspeed Visual Studio Code extension. This Command Injectio…nvd · 2026-07-22
- highCVE-2026-50520: Visual Studio Code Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-07-14
- highCVE-2026-47292: Visual Studio Code MSSQL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-1147: Microsoft .NET Framework, SharePoint, and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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