Improper authentication in dotnet eShop Catalog API extensions
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
CVE-2026-112044 (GHSA-34gq-r469-vfrg) affects dotnet eShop up to 913acea66708a59595351174cee9b29f37179d29. The flaw is in the AddApplicationServices function in src/Catalog.API/Extensions/Extensions.cs of the Catalog API component and leads to improper authentication (CWE-287), and a remote attacker can trigger it. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P, and CISA SSVC rates it automatable with partial technical impact and no known exploitation, and it is not in CISA KEV. The project was informed through an issue report but has not responded.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A security vulnerability has been detected in dotnet eShop up to 913acea66708a59595351174cee9b29f37179d29. The affected element is the function AddApplicationServices of the file src/Catalog.API/Extensions/Extensions.cs of the component Catalog API. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for dotnet eShop, and the project has not responded to the early issue report.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112044
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-34gq-r469-vfrg
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
More dotnet vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68312 x CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-112044 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112044 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-34gq-r469-vfrg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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