CVE-2026-69439

highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileDEUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.82% (57th) EPSS
CVSS 8.8 · high
Is it mine?
48 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
osv · cert_bund · msrc_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

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affected products (48)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (5)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-3242Microsoft Entwicklerwerkzeuge: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-09-08csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Microsoft Entwicklerwerkzeugen ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen, sowie Informationen zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen.

  • msrc_CVE-2026-69439.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2026-09-08csaf · msrc_csafUS

    To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

  • GHSA-527h-q9f6-p7qxMicrosoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-69439 – .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2026-09-09ghsa · osvUS

    # Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-69439 – .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability ## Executive summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability. An out of bounds write can occur when parsing a Portable PDB file. ## Announcement Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/438 ## CVSS Details - **Version:** 3.1 - **Severity:** High - **Score:** 8.8 - **Vector:** `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` - **Weakness:** CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) ## Affected Platforms - **Platforms:** Windows - **Architectures:** All ## <a name="affected-packages"></a>Affected Packages The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET project if it uses any of affected package versions listed below ### <a name=".NET 11 RC1"></a>.NET 11 RC1 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- [Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native) | >= 17.10.0-beta1.24272.1, <= 18.9.0-beta1.26405.1 | 18.9.0-beta1.26405.2 ### <a name=".NET 10"></a>.NET 10 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- [Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native) | >= 17.12.0-beta1.24603.5, <= 18.9.0-beta1.26405.1 | 18.9.0-beta1.26405.2 ### <a name=".NET 9"></a>.NET 9 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- [Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native) | >= 17.12.0-beta1.24603.5, <= 18.9.0-beta1.26405.1 | 18.9.0-beta1.26405.2 ### <a name=".NET 8"></a>.NET 8 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- [Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native) | >= 17.12.0-beta1.24603.5, <= 18.9.0-beta1.26405.1 | 18.9.0-beta1.26405.2 ## Advisory FAQ ### <a name="how-affected"></a>How do I know if I am affected? If using a package listed in [affected packages](#affected-packages), a project is exposed to the vulnerability. ### <a name="how-fix"></a>How do I fix the issue? 1. To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET or Visual Studio. 2. If a developer's application references Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native, update the package reference to version 18.9.0-beta1.26405.2 or later. Once developers have installed the updated runtime, SDK, Visual Studio, or package, they should restart their apps in order for the update to take effect. ## Other Information ### Reporting Security Issues If users have found a potential security issue in a supported version of .NET, please report it to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) via the [MSRC Researcher Portal](https://msrc.microsoft.com/report/vulnerability/new). Further information can be found in the MSRC [Report an Issue FAQ](https://www.microsoft.com/msrc/faqs-report-an-issue). Security reports made through MSRC may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty. ### Support Users can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. Users can ask questions in the linked discussion issue. ### Disclaimer The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. ### External Links [CVE-2026-69439](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69439) ### Acknowledgements 41ae55e9310ff27fa6f26af4727e5590 ### Revisions V1.0 (09/08/2026): Advisory published.

  • BIT-dotnet-2026-69439.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2026-10-01vendor · osvUS

    Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

  • BIT-dotnet-sdk-2026-69439.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2026-10-01vendor · osvUS

    Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET and Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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published 2026-09-08modified 2026-09-29
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