CVE-2026-69439

.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2026-69439 is fixed in 9 products on 2 platforms, first by Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 9.0 9.0.20, released August 14, 2026. 3 other affected products have no fix yet. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Unlikely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0082
57th percentile

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

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
.NET 10.0 runtime installed on Windows KB5126106 Sep 8, 2026
.NET 8.0 runtime installed on Windows KB5126104 Sep 8, 2026
.NET 9.0 runtime installed on Windows KB5126105 Sep 8, 2026
Windows apps
Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 10.0 10.0.12 Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 10.0 10.0.12 Aug 22, 2026
Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0 8.0.31 Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0 8.0.31 Aug 22, 2026
Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 9.0 9.0.20 Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 9.0 9.0.20 Aug 21, 2026
Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 10.0 10.0.12 Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 10.0 10.0.12 Aug 22, 2026
Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 8.0 8.0.31 Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 8.0 8.0.31 Aug 22, 2026
Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 9.0 9.0.20 Microsoft ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle 9.0 9.0.20 Aug 14, 2026
No fix yet
Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 8.0.25 (arm64) (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 8.0.25 (x64) (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a
Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 8.0.25 (x86) (Windows apps) No fix yet no-fix n/a

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