CVE-2026-45491

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-59 Link Following

Publication date:

09/06/2026

Last modified:

09/06/2026

Description

Improper link resolution before file access (&#39;link following&#39;) in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.20 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

6.20

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45491