CVE-2026-70161: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.3high
Affected software
Microsoft
.NET 10.0
Microsoft
.NET 11.0
Microsoft
.NET 9.0
Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-03T23:36:51.174Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70161","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6ace84d22cdf04f6569f127d
Added to database: 10/13/2026, 19:21:54 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 22:50:42 UTC
Views: 5
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