CVE-2026-45491 (GCVE-0-2026-45491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 17:04 – Updated: 2026-07-28 22:18
VLAI
Title
.NET Tampering Vulnerability
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft .NET 10.0 Affected: 10.0.0 , < 10.0.9 (custom)
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Microsoft .NET 8.0 Affected: 8.0 , < 8.0.28 (custom)
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Microsoft .NET 8.0 Affected: 8.0.0 , < 8.0.28 (custom)
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Microsoft .NET 9.0 Affected: 9.0.0 , < 9.0.17 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-06-09 14:00
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