.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Assessment

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important
CVSS base score
7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
EPSS, next 30 days
1.9%Higher than 78.5% 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
.NET
Weakness
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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

2 KBs
KBTypeRestartApplies toOther CVEs
KB5126105 Security Update — .NET 9.0 installed on Linux All CVEs in KB5126105
KB5126106 Security Update — .NET 10.0 installed on Linux All CVEs in KB5126106

Affected products

Developer Tools
5 affected products
  • .NET 10.0 installed on Linux
  • .NET 11.0 installed on Linux
  • .NET 9.0 installed on Linux
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.9
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