ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

Assessment

Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Severity
Important
CVSS base score
5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Denial of Service
EPSS, next 30 days
0.9%Higher than 57.9% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
ASP.NET Core
Weakness
CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
8 Sep 2026 · September 2026
Last revised
25 Sep 2026Security Updates table updated provide links to the KB articles and download center updates. Microsoft recommends installing the updates.

Updates that fix it

3 KBs
KBTypeRestartApplies toOther CVEs
KB5126104 Security Update Required .NET 8.0 installed on Windows, ASP.NET Core 8.0 All CVEs in KB5126104
KB5126105 Security Update Required .NET 9.0 installed on Windows, ASP.NET Core 9.0 All CVEs in KB5126105
KB5126106 Security Update Required .NET 10.0 installed on Windows, ASP.NET Core 10.0 All CVEs in KB5126106

Affected products

Developer Tools
9 affected products
  • .NET 10.0 installed on Windows
  • .NET 8.0 installed on Windows
  • .NET 9.0 installed on Windows
  • ASP.NET Core 10.0
  • ASP.NET Core 11.0
  • ASP.NET Core 8.0
  • ASP.NET Core 9.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.9
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