CVE-2026-70165Medium· 6.7▾ SunlitImproper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 36.9 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Oct 15.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
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0.4% → 0.4%
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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