CVE-2026-21218: microsoft .net
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-21218USN-8025-1USN-8025-2CGA-8325-gv9h-wcv8CGA-9xwq-gj62-hpc7CGA-mq2m-wfv7-5587CGA-p565-h75h-mghfCGA-vfpv-7h3f-fr32CGA-xgm8-v2fw-vf6hGHSA-qvhc-9v3j-5rfwBIT-dotnet-2026-21218BIT-dotnet-sdk-2026-21218
Published 10-02-2026Last modified 19-08-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-21218 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft .net. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.01%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 10-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper handling of missing special element in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.7Preferred score · OSV · Nuget (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:CSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.02 pp
From 1.03% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.01%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu5 products
- dotnet10< 10.0.103-10.0.3-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 | < 10.0.103-10.0.3-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
- dotnet6All versions (No fix recorded)
- dotnet7All versions (No fix recorded)
- dotnet8< 8.0.124-8.0.24-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 | < 8.0.124-8.0.24-0ubuntu1~25.10.1 | < 8.0.124-8.0.24-0ubuntu1~24.04.1
- dotnet9< 9.0.114-9.0.13-0ubuntu1~25.10.1
Microsoft4 products
Chainguard3 products
- dotnet-10< 10.0.103-r0
- dotnet-8< 8.0.124-r0
- dotnet-9< 9.0.114-r0
Wolfi3 products
- dotnet-10< 10.0.103-r0
- dotnet-8< 8.0.124-r0
- dotnet-9< 9.0.114-r0
NuGet1 product
- System.Security.Cryptography.Cose≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.2 | ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.13 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.3
5 vendors · 16 products
References
10 links- github.com/dotnet/runtimePACKAGE