Asymmetric resource consumption (amplification) in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7hqp-7c5m-4vq6 Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-96960 - .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft windows
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows 11 26h2
Microsoft windows Server 2012
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:preview7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:11.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft windows
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 21h2
Microsoft windows 10 22h2
Microsoft windows 11 23h2
Microsoft windows 11 24h2
Microsoft windows 11 25h2
Microsoft windows 11 26h1
Microsoft windows 11 26h2
Microsoft windows Server 2012
Microsoft windows Server 2016
Microsoft windows Server 2019
Microsoft windows Server 2022
Microsoft windows Server 2025

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Asymmetric resource consumption (amplification) in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Title .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft .net
Microsoft .net Framework
Microsoft system.security.cryptography.xml
Weaknesses CWE-405
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system.security.cryptography.xml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft .net
Microsoft .net Framework
Microsoft system.security.cryptography.xml
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T23:25:35.414Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T20:35:19.929Z

Link: CVE-2026-96960

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T19:37:54.978Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T19:22:08.670

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:32:25.937

Link: CVE-2026-96960

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T05:30:19Z

Weaknesses