Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-66822

 

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-66822

Published: October 13, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU154386
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-2026-66822
CWE-ID: CWE-201
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information, including credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to insertion of sensitive information into sent data in .NET when sending data over a network. A remote attacker can access exposed data to disclose sensitive information, including credentials.

Successful exploitation requires specific protocol settings or configurations to be in place.


Affected software

.NET
Visual Studio
.NET for Linux
.NET for macOS
Microsoft .NET Framework

How to mitigate CVE-2026-66822

Install security update from vendor's website.

.NET - addressed in versions 8.0.32, 9.0.21
Visual Studio - update to 17.14.42
.NET for Linux - addressed in versions 8.0.32, 9.0.21
.NET for macOS - addressed in versions 8.0.32, 9.0.21
Microsoft .NET Framework - update to 10.0.13

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