Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
The ASP.NET Core runtime packages Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime (across Windows, Linux and musl targets) are affected in versions 8.0.0 to before 8.0.27, 9.0.0 to before 9.0.16, and 10.0.0 to before 10.0.8. An unauthenticated attacker over a network can trigger an infinite loop in ASP.NET Core and deny service. Upgrade to 8.0.27, 9.0.16, or 10.0.8, depending on your .NET version.
Not analysed yet
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | CNA (microsoft) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.024, the 84th percentile, on 9 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 12 May 2026, 18:02 UTC Published by the maintainers as a GitHub repository advisory
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:21 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:21 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-9v76-4qcc-frgh
- OSV: GHSA-9v76-4qcc-frgh
- github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/security/advisories/GHSA-9v76-4qcc-frgh
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42899
- github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/397
- github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42899