Microsoft Visual Studio heap-based buffer overflow

Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-11-10

Visual Studio, Microsoft's software development platform, contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. An attacker can exploit this over the network if a user interacts with a malicious input, potentially compromising the developer's system and all code they work with.

Technologies: Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet). Vendors: NuGet.

Quick answers

Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
How severe is This vulnerability?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 10 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.34, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0.
Is there a fix for This vulnerability?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected?
Check whether you run Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.34, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0

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