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CVE-2026-96231ImportantEoPLocalRevised 15 Oct

.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Important
CVSS base score
7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
EPSS · 30-day forecast
0.4%FIRST forecast dated 7 Nov 2026, for the following 30 days · FIRST percentile 35.6% · about EPSS
Public detection template
No Nuclei template is listed in the current collected catalog
Exploitation detected
No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No (MSRC assessment)
Customer action
Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
Component
.NET
Weakness
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
13 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised
15 Oct 2026Updated the Security Updates table to add KB article links for .NET 11.0 and download and KB article links for Microsoft Visual Studio. This is an informational change only; the fixed builds are unchanged.
CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it
Attack vector
LocalAV:L
Attack complexity
LowAC:L
Privileges required
LowPR:L
User interaction
NoneUI:N
Scope
UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality
HighC:H
Integrity
HighI:H
Availability
HighA:H

Updates that fix it

3 KBs
KBTypeApplies toOther CVEs
KB5130034 Security Update.NET 8.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Mac OSAll CVEs in KB5130034
KB5130035 Security Update.NET 9.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Mac OSAll CVEs in KB5130035
KB5130036 Security Update.NET 10.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Mac OSAll CVEs in KB5130036

Affected products

Developer Tools
10 affected products

What changed

  1. Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  2. Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
  3. Detection template: Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  4. Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
  5. Detection template: No Nuclei template listed · Customer action: Required: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance · Public disclosure: No → No (MSRC assessment) · Exploitation detected: Not reported by MSRC → No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)
  6. Detection template: Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed · CISA KEV: Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
  7. Detection template: No Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained · CISA KEV: Not listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
  8. Fixes: KB5130034: .NET 8.0 installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS; KB5130035: .NET 9.0 installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS; KB5130036: .NET 10.0 installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS → KB5130034: .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Mac OS; KB5130035: .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Mac OS; KB5130036: .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Mac OS · Affected products: .NET 10.0 installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 11.0 installed on Linux, .NET 11.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 8.0 installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 9.0 installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 → .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10
  9. Publisher revision note: Information published. → Updated the Security Updates table to add KB article links for .NET 11.0 and download and KB article links for Microsoft Visual Studio. This is an informational change only; the fixed builds are unchanged.
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  1. 7 Nov 2026 · 16:12:44 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 6 Nov 2026 → 0.4%; scored 7 Nov 2026
  2. 6 Nov 2026 · 19:15:37 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 5 Nov 2026 → 0.4%; scored 6 Nov 2026
  3. 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Public detection templateUnknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  4. 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
  5. 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
  6. 6 Nov 2026 · 17:32:22 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
  7. 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
  8. 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
  9. 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
  10. 6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
  11. 5 Nov 2026 · 23:42:03 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 4 Nov 2026 → 0.4%; scored 5 Nov 2026
  12. 5 Nov 2026 · 02:36:20 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 3 Nov 2026 → 0.4%; scored 4 Nov 2026
  13. 4 Nov 2026 · 03:04:37 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 2 Nov 2026 → 0.4%; scored 3 Nov 2026
  14. 3 Nov 2026 · 01:53:36 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 1 Nov 2026 → 0.4%; scored 2 Nov 2026
  15. 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Public detection templateUnknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  16. 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
  17. 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
  18. 2 Nov 2026 · 17:30:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
  19. 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: detection-template evidence is incomplete or retained
  20. 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
  21. 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
  22. 2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
  23. 2 Nov 2026 · 00:36:51 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 31 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 1 Nov 2026
  24. 31 Oct 2026 · 18:22:15 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 30 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 31 Oct 2026
  25. 30 Oct 2026 · 18:02:45 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 29 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 30 Oct 2026
  26. 29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed
  27. 29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Customer actionRequired: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
  28. 29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Publicly disclosedNo → No (MSRC assessment)
  29. 29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Exploitation detectedNot reported by MSRC → No known exploitation (MSRC assessment)
  30. 29 Oct 2026 · 18:33:30 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 28 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 29 Oct 2026
  31. 28 Oct 2026 · 20:00:33 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 27 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 28 Oct 2026
  32. 27 Oct 2026 · 15:48:13 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 26 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 27 Oct 2026
  33. 26 Oct 2026 · 23:57:09 UTC EPSS0.4%; scored 25 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 26 Oct 2026
  34. 25 Oct 2026 · 17:12:51 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 24 Oct 2026 → 0.4%; scored 25 Oct 2026
  35. 25 Oct 2026 · 01:34:18 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 23 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 24 Oct 2026
  36. 23 Oct 2026 · 15:51:28 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 22 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 23 Oct 2026
  37. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Public exploit codeUnknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  38. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC CISA KEVUnknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
  39. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
  40. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
  41. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
  42. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
  43. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Public exploit codeNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained
  44. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC CISA KEVNot listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
  45. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
  46. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: first-epssCurrent → Incomplete
  47. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevCurrent → Incomplete
  48. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfCurrent → Incomplete
  49. 22 Oct 2026 · 22:02:57 UTC Updates that fix itKB5130034: .NET 8.0 installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS; KB5130035: .NET 9.0 installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS; KB5130036: .NET 10.0 installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS → KB5130034: .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Mac OS; KB5130035: .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Mac OS; KB5130036: .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Mac OS
  50. 22 Oct 2026 · 22:02:57 UTC Affected products.NET 10.0 installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 11.0 installed on Linux, .NET 11.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 8.0 installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS, .NET 9.0 installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 → .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 10.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 11.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 8.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Linux, .NET 9.0 runtime installed on Mac OS, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10
  51. 22 Oct 2026 · 17:33:15 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 21 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 22 Oct 2026
  52. 21 Oct 2026 · 21:47:24 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 20 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 21 Oct 2026
  53. 20 Oct 2026 · 20:53:31 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 19 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 20 Oct 2026
  54. 19 Oct 2026 · 15:12:40 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 18 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 19 Oct 2026
  55. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 16 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 18 Oct 2026
  56. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC Link: October 2026/security?release=2026-Oct#cves
  57. 16 Oct 2026 · 16:13:25 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 15 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 16 Oct 2026
  58. 15 Oct 2026 · 21:30:54 UTC Revision noteInformation published. → Updated the Security Updates table to add KB article links for .NET 11.0 and download and KB article links for Microsoft Visual Studio. This is an informational change only; the fixed builds are unchanged.
  59. 15 Oct 2026 · 21:30:54 UTC Last revised13 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC → 15 Oct 2026 07:00 UTC
  60. 15 Oct 2026 · 21:30:54 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 14 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 15 Oct 2026
  61. 15 Oct 2026 · 01:07:54 UTC EPSSNot scored → 0.3%; scored 14 Oct 2026

Explore global source statements, affected packages and advisory history for CVE-2026-96231. The catalog has a separate collection scope from Microsoft release records.

Collected exploitation and prediction evidence

Risk source coverage

CISA KEV is observed exploitation evidence. FIRST EPSS is a dated prediction of exploitation in the next 30 days. Missing scores are unknown. This collector requests predictions only for explicit CVE aliases in the public NuGet archive; Microsoft release views retain their existing prediction scope.

CVE-2026-96231

No KEV entry is attached to this observation; this is not evidence that exploitation is absent.

FIRST EPSS: 0.41 % · percentile 35.57 % · scored 7 Nov 2026.

Observed 07 Nov 2026 16:07:52 UTC · Complete immutable risk JSON

Dated risk observations

Risk history is separate from CNA/OSV content history. Daily score drift is retained but only an upward crossing of 10% triggers the prediction change event.

CVE-2026-96231 · 07 Nov 2026 16:07:52 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 06 Nov 2026 19:10:17 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 05 Nov 2026 22:49:22 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 05 Nov 2026 02:54:06 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 03 Nov 2026 16:59:18 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 02 Nov 2026 23:59:04 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 01 Nov 2026 23:58:58 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 01 Nov 2026 03:04:52 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 31 Oct 2026 01:52:30 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 29 Oct 2026 18:29:26 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 28 Oct 2026 19:55:37 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 27 Oct 2026 15:46:19 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 27 Oct 2026 00:23:05 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 25 Oct 2026 15:18:41 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 25 Oct 2026 02:24:38 UTC

CVE-2026-96231 · 23 Oct 2026 16:01:26 UTC

Immutable source observations

22 recorded revisions

Each citation identifies one complete source statement. Source modification dates and the time this installation observed them are distinct. Latest history includes records historically associated by source identifiers; a removed alias is not a current equivalence claim. Exact citations show that source record's own earlier observations. Failed reads and unchanged polls do not rewrite history.

7 Nov 2026 15:26:58 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

euvd · EUVD-2026-100201 · Published

5 Nov 2026 14:42:27 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

euvd · EUVD-2026-100201 · Published

3 Nov 2026 14:06:07 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

euvd · EUVD-2026-100201 · Published

1 Nov 2026 13:06:27 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

euvd · EUVD-2026-100201 · Published

30 Oct 2026 12:55:34 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

euvd · EUVD-2026-100201 · Published

28 Oct 2026 10:37:55 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

euvd · EUVD-2026-100201 · Published

25 Oct 2026 16:19:28 UTC

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

nvd · CVE-2026-96231 · Published

23 Oct 2026 16:01:25 UTC

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-96231 - .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

osv · GHSA-2j93-m82w-73j2 · Published

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