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CVE-2026-70194: .NET Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-13 · updated 2026-10-31
- Weakness: CWE-295
Description
Improper certificate validation in .NET Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Affected products
- Microsoft .NET 11.0 runtime: from 11.0.0 before 11.0.0-rc.2 — fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10: from 18.10.0 before 18.10.4 — fixed in 18.10.4
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.14.0 before 17.14.42 — fixed in 17.14.42
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft .NET 11.0 runtime 11.0.0-rc.2; Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 18.10.4; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.14.42. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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