Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-62900

 

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-62900

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141791
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-62900
CWE-ID: CWE-212
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in .NET when handling data over a network. A remote attacker can access exposed data to disclose sensitive information.

Successful exploitation requires that the target system be set up in a specific manner and that the attacker have knowledge of that setup. Credentials may be disclosed.


Affected software

.NET
Visual Studio
.NET for Linux
.NET for macOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
Fedora
dotnet10 (Ubuntu package)
dotnet8.0 (Red Hat package)
dotnet8.0
dotnet9.0 (Red Hat package)
dotnet9.0
dotnet10.0 (Red Hat package)
dotnet10.0

How to mitigate CVE-2026-62900

Install security update from vendor's website.

.NET - addressed in versions 8.0.30, 9.0.19
Visual Studio - update to 17.14.38
.NET for Linux - addressed in versions 8.0.30, 9.0.19
.NET for macOS - addressed in versions 8.0.30, 9.0.19
dotnet10 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8.0.30-0ubuntu1~22.04.1, 8.0.30-0ubuntu1~24.04.1, 8.0.130-0ubuntu1~22.04.1, 8.0.130-0ubuntu1~24.04.1, 8.0.130-8.0.30-0ubuntu1~22.04.1, 8.0.130-8.0.30-0ubuntu1~24.04.1, 10.0.11-0ubuntu1~24.04.1, 10.0.11-0ubuntu1~26.04.1, 10.0.111-0ubuntu1~24.04.1, 10.0.111-0ubuntu1~26.04.1, 10.0.111-10.0.11-0ubuntu1~24.04.1, 10.0.111-10.0.11-0ubuntu1~26.04.1
dotnet8.0 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 8.0.130-1.el8_10, 8.0.130-1.el10_0, 8.0.130-1.el10_2
dotnet8.0 - addressed in versions 8.0.130-1.fc43, 8.0.130-1.fc44
dotnet9.0 (Red Hat package) - update to 9.0.120-1.el10_0
dotnet9.0 - addressed in versions 9.0.120-1.fc43, 9.0.120-1.fc44
dotnet10.0 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 10.0.111-1.el8_10, 10.0.111-1.el10_2
dotnet10.0 - addressed in versions 10.0.111-1.fc43, 10.0.111-1.fc44

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