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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-108398High confidence

.NET Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Microsoft · Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:Medium, lowered one band.downgradedsince 13 Oct 2026

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 0.47% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-99069

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
8.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

What

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Why

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Why

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Untrusted Search Path → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-426 ↗

CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-426
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-99069Official EUVD mapping

Untrusted search path in .NET Framework allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

Official EUVD record ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-3893Microsoft Entwicklerwerkzeuge: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Microsoft SysInternals und Microsoft PowerShell ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Code auszuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Sicherheitsmechanismen zu umgehen und um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1313Avis du CERT-FR

ons Alertes de sécurité Rapports menaces et incidents Avis de sécurité Indicateurs de compromission Durcissement et recommandations Bulletins d'actualité Fiches réflexes Nos services Nous rejoindre Avis du CERT-FR Json Objet : Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft .Net Gestion du document Référence CERTFR-2026-AVI-1313 Titre Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft .Net Date de la première version 14 octobre 2026 Date de la dernière version 14 octobre 2026 Source(s) Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-102869 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-105016 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-108398 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-58280 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-66822 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-69651 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-70007 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-70035 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-70161 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-70165 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-70174 du 13 octobre 2026 Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft .Net CVE-2026-70175 du 13 octobre 2026

Official advisory ↗
CSIRT Italia · Italian · aggiornamenti-mensili-microsoft-25Aggiornamenti Mensili Microsoft

Alert e Bollettini Aggiornamenti Mensili Microsoft Aggiornamenti Mensili Microsoft Alert AL03/261014/CSIRT-ITA Condividi Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Sintesi Microsoft ha rilasciato gli aggiornamenti di sicurezza mensili che risolvono un totale di 1416 nuove vulnerabilità, di cui una di tipo 0-day. Tipologia Remote Code Execution Elevation of Privilege Information Disclosure Denial of Service Security Feature Bypass Spoofing Tampering Descrizione e potenziali impatti Nel dettaglio le vulnerabilità sfruttate attivamente o per le quali risulta disponibile in rete un “proof of concept”, riguardano: .NET Framework: identificata tramite la CVE-2026-108398, di tipo “ Security Feature Bypass ” e con score CVSS v3.1 pari a 8.8, è dovuta all’utilizzo di un percorso di ricerca non attendibile per il caricamento di assembly. Un attaccante autenticato può collocare un assembly .NET appositamente predisposto su un sistema vulnerabile e registrarlo affinché venga caricato da un processo protetto. Lo sfruttamento di tale vulnerabilità potrebbe consentire di aggirare i meccanismi di sicurezza di Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC), permettendo l’esecuzione di applicazioni non autorizzate e di codice all’interno del processo protetto. Windows Shell: identificata tramite la CVE-2026-96951, di tipo

Official advisory ↗
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2026-0426Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Developer Tools

Een kwaadwillende kan aanvallen uitvoeren die kunnen leiden tot de categoriën schade zoals weergegeven in de onderstaande tabellen. .NET: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-58280 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-66822 | 5.90 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-69651 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-70161 | 7.30 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-70165 | 6.70 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-70174 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-70190 | 7.30 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-70197 | 8.10 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-83520 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-84008 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-87697 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code, | | CVE-2026-96224 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-96225 | 7.80 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-96229 | 6.50 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-96231 | 7.80 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-96232 | 7.50 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-96234 | 5.30 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-96235 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-96237 | 7.50 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-96238 | 6.50 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-96957 | 8.80 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-96958 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-96959 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-96960 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| Visual Studio Code: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-102229 | 6.80 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-102230 | 7.40 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-102231 | 7.70 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-102232 | 7.00 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-102233 | 7.80 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-102234 | 7.40 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-102235 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-102238 | 9.60 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-102851 | 6.10 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-69370 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-70098 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| ASP.NET Core: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-102870 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-70159 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-70175 | 8.10 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-70179 | 7.50 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-70181 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-70183 | 7.50 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-70186 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-70188 | 9.10 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-70196 | 5.90 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-88092 | 9.40 | | | CVE-2026-96230 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-96233 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | | CVE-2026-96236 | 7.50 | Denial-of-Service | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| Visual Studio Tools for Applications and SQL Server Management Studio: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-103572 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| Windows AppX Deployment Extensions: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69945 | 8.80 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| .NET Framework: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-108398 | 8.80 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-70007 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-70035 | 8.80 | Uitvoeren van willekeurige code | | CVE-2026-70194 | 6.50 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-85363 | 8.80 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| Windows AppX Deployment Service: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-69905 | 5.50 | | | CVE-2026-69914 | 5.50 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-69969 | 4.70 | Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens | | CVE-2026-69979 | 5.50 | Omzeilen van beveiligingsmaatregel | | CVE-2026-85849 | 7.80 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | | CVE-2026-85934 | 7.00 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| .NET and Visual Studio: |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-ID | CVSS | Impact | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------| | CVE-2026-102869 | 8.80 | Verkrijgen van verhoogde rechten, | |------------------|------|-------------------------------------|

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
Official vendor articles12 stored documents

Linked articles are downloaded and versioned as source evidence. A CVE mention or approved update relationship does not, by itself, verify a fix for every product branch.

04

Evidence and provenance

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Last source change 14 Oct 2026, 17:48 UTC · CWE-426 · Untrusted Search Path

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-10-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-99069
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceOther authority
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed remediation: acn.gov.it/aggiornamenti-mensili-microsoft-25.
    Before
    remediation: acn.gov.it/aggiornamenti-mensili-microsoft-25
    After
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    CNA ↗
  2. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Mitigation available to Awaiting fix.
    Before
    Mitigation available
    After
    Awaiting fix
    CNA ↗
  3. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed remediation: acn.gov.it/aggiornamenti-mensili-microsoft-25.
    Before
    remediation: acn.gov.it/aggiornamenti-mensili-microsoft-25
    After
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    CNA ↗
  4. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Mitigation available to Awaiting fix.
    Before
    Mitigation available
    After
    Awaiting fix
    CNA ↗
  5. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Mitigation available
    CSIRT Italia ↗
  6. BlackTree coverageBlackTree article coverage changed from no BlackTree article to 1 BlackTree article.
    Before
    no BlackTree article
    After
    1 BlackTree article
    BlackTree editorial ↗
  7. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-99069 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-99069"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  8. CVSS scoreCVSS vector changed while the displayed base score remained 8.8.
    Before
    8.8 (CVSS 3.1 · CNA · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    After
    8.8 (CVSS 3.1 · CNA · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
    CNA ↗
  9. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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