.NET SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 36CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Microsoft. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Improper authorization in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00384 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft: 3 updates
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 10.0 | 10.0.0 to before 10.0.9 | 10.0.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | .NET 8.0 | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.28 | 8.0.28 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | .NET 9.0 | 9.0.0 to before 9.0.17 | 9.0.17 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
Microsoft 3 updates
- Security Update
- .NET 9.0 installed on Linux 9.0.17
- .NET 9.0 installed on Mac OS 9.0.17
- .NET 9.0 installed on Windows 9.0.17
- ASP.NET Core 9.0 9.0.17
- Security Update
- .NET 8.0 8.0.28
- .NET 8.0 installed on Linux 8.0.28
- .NET 8.0 installed on Mac OS 8.0.28
- .NET 8.0 installed on Windows 8.0.28
- ASP.NET Core 8.0 8.0.28
- Security Update
- .NET 10.0 installed on Linux 10.0.9
- .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS 10.0.9
- .NET 10.0 installed on Windows 10.0.9
- ASP.NET Core 10.0 10.0.9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45490
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77gm-m6x5-jf4f
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-45490 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45490 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-77gm-m6x5-jf4f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-45490 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
- CVE-2026-45490 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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