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title: "CVE-2026-103572: Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-103572/
description: "CVE-2026-103572 (Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14): Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Visual Studio Tools for…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-10-13
date_modified: 2026-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-103572"
kev: false
cvss: 8.8
epss: 0.00822
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-103572: Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

**Signal:** Normal patch cycle. No exploitation signal; fix it in your next routine update if you are affected. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.8% , percentile 57: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs a user to click or open something. Phishing makes that realistic, but it is not wormable.
- Editorial verdict: Patch this week. Visual Studio Copilot CVE-2026-103572: Trailing-Dot RCE — If your developers use Copilot in Visual Studio or SSMS, update this week: exploitation needs only text the agent reads, and the researcher's write-up spells out the chain.

## What it is

Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: 17.14.0 < 17.14.42
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10: 18.10.0 < 18.10.4

## Severity

- microsoft CVSS 3.1: 8.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 57.

## Sources

- [Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-103572)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-103572](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103572)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-103572](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103572)

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