.NET Framework Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Aug 11, 2026
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.78%
Description
Incorrect authorization in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected products
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Affected
- ≥ 3.5.0, < 2.0.50727.9183 & 3.0.30729.9169
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Affected
- ≥ 3.0.0.0, < 2.0.50727.8984 & 3.0.30729.8980 & 4.7.4144.0
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Affected
- ≥ 4.7.0, < 2.0.50727.9070 & 3.0.30729.9068 & 4.7.4144.0
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Affected
- ≥ 4.8.0, < 2.0.50727.9070 & 3.0.30729.9068 & 4.8.4805.0
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Affected
- ≥ 4.8.1, < 2.0.50727.9183 & 3.0.30729.9169 & 4.8.9343.0
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Affected
- ≥ 4.7.0, < 4.7.4144.0
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Affected
- ≥ 4.8.0, < 4.8.4805.0
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Affected
- ≥ 4.8.0.0, < 4.8.9344.0
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 | unknown | Affected
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | unknown | Affected
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 | unknown | Affected
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 | unknown | Affected
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 | unknown | Affected
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8.1 | unknown | Affected
|
Configuration 1
- 4.8.1
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 4.8
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 4.6.2
- 4.7
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
Running on/with
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 4
- 3.5
- 4.8.1
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 5
- 3.5
- 4.7.2
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 6
- 3.5
- 4.8
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 7
- 3.5
- 4.6.2
- 4.7
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 8
- 3.5
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
dotnet10.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
dotnet11.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
dotnet8.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
dotnet9.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
dotnet/sdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
dotnet10.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
dotnet8.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
dotnet9.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet/sdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet10.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet11.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet6.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet7.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet8.0
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
dotnet9.0
Not affected
Red Hat Hardened Images
dotnet10.0
Not affected
Red Hat Hardened Images
dotnet8.0
Not affected
Red Hat Hardened Images
dotnet9.0
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
devspaces/udi-rhel9
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet10.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet11.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet8.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet9.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet/sdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet10.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet8.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet9.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet/sdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet10.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet11.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet6.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet7.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet8.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet9.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | dotnet10.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | dotnet8.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | dotnet9.0 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | devspaces/udi-rhel9 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat ships cross-platform .NET runtimes (dotnet 8.0, 9.0, 10.0) on Linux. The .NET Framework runtime affected by this vulnerability is a Windows-only product distributed via Windows Update, which Red Hat has never shipped. The vulnerable code is not present in any Red Hat product.
Red Hat mitigation
No mitigation is required. Red Hat does not ship the Windows-only .NET Framework runtime.
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62872 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514216 Issue Tracking
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-56680 Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62872 vendor-advisorypatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62872
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62872
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-62872 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2514216 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-56680 | Advisory | |
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62872 | vendor-advisorypatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62872 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62872 |
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