CVE-2026-26171
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk75th percentile - higher than 75% of all known CVEs
Summary
An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) over a network.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can remotely exhaust server resources, making .NET applications unavailable to legitimate users, leading to service disruptions and potential financial losses.
Recommendation
Immediately update the .NET runtime to the latest patched version and implement resource monitoring and throttling mechanisms.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Uncontrolled resource consumption in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS