Microsoft .NET Core (April 2026)

high Nessus Plugin ID 307353

Synopsis

The Microsoft .NET Core installations on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft .NET Core installations on the remote host are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- Denial of Service (CVE-2026-26171, CVE-2026-32203, CVE-2026-33116)

- Improper neutralization of special elements in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network. (CVE-2026-32178)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to .NET Core 8.0.26, 9.0.15, 10.0.6, or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?117fa405

http://www.nessus.org/u?8f0a740c

http://www.nessus.org/u?94ea4382

https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/10356

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 307353

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_apr_dotnet_core.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/17/2026

Updated: 4/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32178

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:.net_core

Required KB Items: installed_sw/.NET Core Windows

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-26171, CVE-2026-32178, CVE-2026-32203, CVE-2026-33116

IAVA: 2026-A-0339

MSFT: MS26-5086095, MS26-5086096, MS26-5086097

MSKB: 5086095, 5086096, 5086097