Path Traversal in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8)

CVE-2026-32175

A tampering vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on a vulnerable system. However, an attacker would have limited control over the destination of the files and directories. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must send a specially crafted file to a vulnerable system. The security update fixes the vulnerability by ensuring .NET Core properly handles files.

Published 2026-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-18.