.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Microsoft. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0259 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet): 7.0.10Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet): 7.0.10+6 more productsMicrosoft: 1 update
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | .NET 6.0 | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.21 | 6.0.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 | 17.2.0 to before 17.2.18 | 17.2.18 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 | 17.4.0 to before 17.4.10 | 17.4.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
| — | Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 | Patch available | GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm |
- .NET 6.0 VendorMicrosoft Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.21 Fixed in 6.0.21 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.2.0 to before 17.2.18 Fixed in 17.2.18 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.4.0 to before 17.4.10 Fixed in 17.4.10 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.10 Fixed in 7.0.10 Patch available GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 7.0.10 Advisory →
Microsoft 1 update
- Security Update
- .NET 6.0 6.0.21
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- .NET 6.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Denial of Service
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 | Fixed | 17.2.18 · Security Update |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4 | Fixed | 17.4.10 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm
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Sources
- CVE-2023-38178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p57v-gv7q-4xfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-38178 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
- CVE-2023-38178 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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