Permissive input list in .NET allows information disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Microsoft .NET 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 and 11.0 runtimes and Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 and Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 are affected. A permissive list of allowed inputs (CWE-183) lets an unauthorized attacker over a network disclose information, and the attack requires user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Permissive list of allowed inputs in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 10.0 runtime | 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 | 10.0.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | .NET 11.0 runtime | 11.0.0 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 | 11.0.0-rc.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | .NET 8.0 runtime | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 | 8.0.32 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | .NET 9.0 runtime | 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 | 9.0.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 | 17.14.0 to before 17.14.42 | 17.14.42 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 | 18.10.0 to before 18.10.4 | 18.10.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 | 9.0.21 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 | 9.0.21 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 | 9.0.21 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 | 10.0.13 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 | 10.0.13 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 | 10.0.13 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 11.0.0-preview.1 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 | 11.0.0-rc.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 11.0.0-preview.1 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 | 11.0.0-rc.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 11.0.0-preview.1 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 | 11.0.0-rc.2 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 | 8.0.32 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 | 8.0.32 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
| — | Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 | 8.0.32 | Patch available | GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq |
- .NET 10.0 runtime VendorMicrosoft Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 Fixed in 10.0.13 Patch available CNA
- .NET 11.0 runtime VendorMicrosoft Affected 11.0.0 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Patch available CNA
- .NET 8.0 runtime VendorMicrosoft Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 Fixed in 8.0.32 Patch available CNA
- .NET 9.0 runtime VendorMicrosoft Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 Fixed in 9.0.21 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 VendorMicrosoft Affected 17.14.0 to before 17.14.42 Fixed in 17.14.42 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 VendorMicrosoft Affected 18.10.0 to before 18.10.4 Fixed in 18.10.4 Patch available CNA
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 Fixed in 9.0.21 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 Fixed in 9.0.21 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 9.0.0 to before 9.0.21 Fixed in 9.0.21 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 Fixed in 10.0.13 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 Fixed in 10.0.13 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 10.0.0 to before 10.0.13 Fixed in 10.0.13 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-preview.1 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-preview.1 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 11.0.0-preview.1 to before 11.0.0-rc.2 Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 Fixed in 8.0.32 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 Fixed in 8.0.32 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.32 Fixed in 8.0.32 Patch available GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
Remediation
Update .NET 8.0 runtime to 8.0.32, .NET 9.0 runtime to 9.0.21, .NET 10.0 runtime to 10.0.13 and .NET 11.0 runtime to 11.0.0-rc.2, along with the matching Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime NuGet packages. Update Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 to 17.14.42 and Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 to 18.10.4.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA .NET 10.0 runtime (Microsoft) Fixed in 10.0.13
- Fix · CNA .NET 11.0 runtime (Microsoft) Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2
- Fix · CNA .NET 8.0 runtime (Microsoft) Fixed in 8.0.32
- Fix · CNA .NET 9.0 runtime (Microsoft) Fixed in 9.0.21
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 (Microsoft) Fixed in 17.14.42
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 (Microsoft) Fixed in 18.10.4
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 9.0.21 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 9.0.21 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 9.0.21 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 10.0.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 10.0.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 10.0.13 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (NuGet) Fixed in 8.0.32 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (NuGet) Fixed in 8.0.32 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (NuGet) Fixed in 8.0.32 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96229
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: NuGet/[email protected], NuGet/[email protected], NuGet/[email protected] +9 · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- 2026-10-13 Weakness changed · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- 2026-10-13 4 new references · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- 2026-10-20 2 new references · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Microsoft/.NET 10.0 [email protected], Microsoft/.NET 11.0 [email protected], Microsoft/.NET 8.0 [email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-23 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-96229 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96229 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-96229 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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