PatchTheCVECVE-2026-70162: A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Common Object Runtime Library improperly handles web r
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MEDIUM 5.9REMOTEWATCHLIST
CVE-2026-70162 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) affecting affected software. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Common Object Runtime Library improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a .NET web application. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the .NET application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET web applicati
Why this priority
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
- On your watchlist
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 5.9 (Medium) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.8% (top 45%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-405 |
| Published | 2026-10-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-10-22 |
Publisher (CNA): Microsoft Corporation
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
NuGet (.NET) · System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs · FIXED · 10.0.13 · vulnerable: >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 · source
dotnet add package System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs --version 10.0.13
Fedora 46 · uv · FIXED · 0.13.5-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-61ea5a28c6 · source
sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-61ea5a28c6
Ubuntu 22.04 · dotnet6 · NOT AFFECTED
Ubuntu 22.04 · dotnet8 · NOT AFFECTED
Ubuntu 24.04 · dotnet8 · NOT AFFECTED
Ubuntu 24.04 · dotnet10 · NOT AFFECTED
Alpine 3.22 · dotnet8-runtime · FIXED · dotnet8-runtime-8.0.32-r0
apk add --upgrade dotnet8-runtime
apk info -v dotnet8-runtime
Alpine 3.22 · dotnet9-runtime · FIXED · dotnet9-runtime-9.0.21-r0
apk add --upgrade dotnet9-runtime
apk info -v dotnet9-runtime
Alpine 3.23 · dotnet10-runtime · FIXED · dotnet10-runtime-10.0.13-r0
apk add --upgrade dotnet10-runtime
apk info -v dotnet10-runtime
Alpine 3.23 · dotnet8-runtime · FIXED · dotnet8-runtime-8.0.32-r0
apk add --upgrade dotnet8-runtime
apk info -v dotnet8-runtime
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