Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach network-facing .NET service
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DeliverySend crafted request stream
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ExploitTrigger unbounded resource allocation
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ExecutionExhaust memory/CPU/threads
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ImpactService becomes unavailable
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of network-facing Microsoft .NET and .NET Framework applications, per AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N. The practical limiting factor is that the target must expose a vulnerable .NET-based network service to the attacker; hosts not reachable over the network, or protected by upstream rate-limiting or WAF controls, face reduced risk. The exact protocol or feature that triggers the unbounded allocation is not specified in the description, so defenders should confirm which endpoints are affected via the Microsoft advisory. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) describes a fully remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity attack with no user interaction and high availability impact but zero confidentiality or integrity impact - a classic network DoS. This is a genuine patch-priority issue for internet-facing .NET services because exploitation is easy and pre-authentication, but the ceiling is limited to service disruption, not code execution or data theft. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV listing, or public POC was provided, so real-world exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from the input; treat the network-DoS risk as credible but not confirmed as actively targeted. The specific network protocol or feature that triggers the unbounded allocation is not described, which limits precise exposure assessment - verify affected endpoints with the Microsoft advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with only network access to an exposed .NET application sends a stream of crafted requests that each cause the runtime to allocate memory, threads, or connections without limit, driving the host to resource exhaustion. Because no authentication or user interaction is required (PR:N/UI:N) and complexity is low (AC:L), the requests can be scripted and repeated to keep the service unavailable. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 14, 2026
Denial of service in Microsoft .NET (including .NET 8.0/9.0/10.0 and .NET Framework 3.5 through 4.8.1) lets a remote unauthenticated attacker exhaust server resources by sending crafted network traffic that triggers unbounded resource allocation. Rated CVSS 7.5 with availability-only impact, it affects default configurations of network-facing .NET applications; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the Microsoft security updates referenced at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50648 for each affected .NET and .NET Framework channel via Windows Update or the .NET update packages, and update affected Visual Studio 2022/2026 installations to the latest servicing release. No exact fixed version string is provided in the input, so consult the MSRC update guide for the precise build per platform. Where immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by restricting network reachability of the affected .NET service (firewall or allowlist to trusted clients), placing it behind a reverse proxy or WAF that enforces request-size and rate limits, and applying application-level connection and request throttling - with the trade-off that these controls mitigate but do not eliminate the underlying unbounded-allocation defect and may throttle legitimate high-volume clients.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 13 packages in nuget, euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) weakness in Microsoft's .NET runtime and the legacy .NET Framework. Affected components span the modern cross-platform runtime (.NET 8.0, 9.0, 10.0) and the Windows-only .NET Framework versions 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7.x, 4.8, and 4.8.1 per the CPE data, plus tooling shipped in Visual Studio 2022 (17.12/17.14) and Visual Studio 2026 18.7. CWE-770 flaws typically arise when a request handler or parser allocates memory, threads, connections, or buffers proportional to attacker-controlled input without enforcing a cap, so a small malicious request can consume disproportionate CPU or memory.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity network DoS with no user interaction; availability-only impact (A:H) and no confidentiality or integrity effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
DescriptionCVE.org
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in .NET Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Executive ViewAI
A remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft .NET (versions 8.0-10.0) and .NET Framework (3.5-4.8.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust server resources and crash production applications. Network-facing .NET deployments face immediate risk of service outages; remediation is critical for any organization depending on these runtimes for customer-facing or business-critical services.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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SUSE
Severity: Important| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Liberty Linux 10 | Fixed |
| SUSE Liberty Linux 8 | Fixed |
| SUSE Liberty Linux 9 | Fixed |
EUVD-2026-44398
GHSA-23rf-6693-g89p
NVD
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