Microsoft .NET/Visual Studio certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to certificate validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-70194. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper certificate validation in .NET Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-70194 since 08/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/04/2026 CVE reserved
10/13/2026 +70 days Advisory disclosed
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-70194 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-70194
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-418414

Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2026 00:01
Changes: 10/14/2026 00:01 (61)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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