Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-50648

 

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-50648

Published: July 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138084
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50648
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft .NET Framework
.NET for macOS
.NET for Linux
Visual Studio
.NET

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in .NET Framework when handling network requests. A remote attacker can send crafted requests to cause a denial of service.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-50648

Install security update from vendor's website.

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