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CVE-2018-0786

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, .NET Core 1.0 and 2.0, and PowerShell Core 6.0.0 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability due to the way certificates are validated, aka ".NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation .NET Core: 1.0, 2.0
• Microsoft .NET Framework: 2.0-sp2, 3.0-sp2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6 (+4)
• Microsoft PowerShell Core: 6.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102380
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040152
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0786
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102380
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040152
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0786

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