Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2026-108398.NET Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 3.0.0.0 – before 2.0.50727.8987 AND 3.0.30729.8982 AND 4.7.4150.0
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 4.7.0 – before 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.7.4150.0
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 4.8.0 – before 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.8.4811.0
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 4.8.1 – before 2.0.50727.9188 AND 3.0.30729.9171 AND 4.8.9363.0
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 4.7.0 – before 4.7.4150.0
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 4.8.0 – before 4.8.4811.0
Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 4.8.0.0 – before 4.8.9363.0

Weakness: CWE-426 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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