SCA: security update for Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Negotiate (GHSA-vrrp-6v32-2p8g)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 476214

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Authentication bypass by spoofing in ASP.NET Core allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over
a network. (CVE-2026-70179)

Solution

Update the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Negotiate library and its related packages to version 10.0.13 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vrrp-6v32-2p8g

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 476214

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/19/2026

Updated: 10/19/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.38

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70179

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-70179

cwe: CWE-290