Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-66822
Published: October 13, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information, including credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to insertion of sensitive information into sent data in .NET when sending data over a network. A remote attacker can access exposed data to disclose sensitive information, including credentials.
Successful exploitation requires specific protocol settings or configurations to be in place.
Affected software
Visual Studio
.NET for Linux
.NET for macOS
Microsoft .NET Framework
How to mitigate CVE-2026-66822
Visual Studio - update to 17.14.42
.NET for Linux - addressed in versions 8.0.32, 9.0.21
.NET for macOS - addressed in versions 8.0.32, 9.0.21
Microsoft .NET Framework - update to 10.0.13