What is CVE-2026-70162?

CVE-2026-70162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14, classified under Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-70162?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14

CVE-2026-70162

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Common Object Runtime Library improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a .NET web application. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the .NET application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET web application handles web requests.

Published 2026-10-13 · last modified 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-405 — Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

References

.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70162?: CVE-2026-70162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14, classified under Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-70162?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.