Overview
What is Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET (CAT.NET)?
Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET (CAT.NET) : A binary code analysis tool that helps identify common variants of certain prevailing vulnerabilities that can give rise to common attack vectors such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL Injectio
In depth
A closer look at Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET (CAT.NET)
The name CAT.NET stands for Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET. CAT.NET was designed to be a binary code analysis tool that helps identify common variants of certain prevailing vulnerabilities that can give rise to common attack vectors such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL Injection and XPath Injection. CAT.NET is a snap-in to the Visual Studio IDE that helps you identify security flaws within a managed code (C#, Visual Basic .NET, J#) application you are developing. It does so by scanning the binary and/or assembly of the application, and tracing the data flow among its statements, methods, and assemblies. This includes indirect data types such as property assignments and instance tainting operations. The engine works by reading the target assembly and all reference assemblies used in the application -- module-by-module -- and then analyzing all of the methods contained within each. It finally displays the issues its finds in a list that you can use to jump directly to the places in your application's source code where those issues were found.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
Verdict
Should you download Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET (CAT.NET)?
Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET (CAT.NET) runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 4.1 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
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At a glance
Microsoft Code Analysis Tool .NET (CAT.NET) specifications
- Last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 4.1 MB
- Price
- Free
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