CVE-2026-35433

Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Executive Summary:

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 8.0, .NET 9.0, and .NET 10.0. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Announcement

Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/398

CVSS Details

• Version: 3.1
• Severity: High
• Score: 7.3
• Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
• Weakness: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow, CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Affected Platforms

• Platforms: Windows
• Architectures: All

<a name="affected-packages"></a>Affected Packages

The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET project if it uses any of affected package versions listed below

<a name=".NET 10"></a>.NET 10

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8 Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8 Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8

<a name=".NET 9"></a>.NET 9

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16 MMicrosoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16 Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16

<a name=".NET 8"></a>.NET 8

Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 MMicrosoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27

Advisory FAQ

<a name="how-affected"></a>How do I know if I am affected?

If using a package listed in affected packages, an application is exposed to the vulnerability.

<a name="how-fix"></a>How do I fix the issue?

1. To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET 8.0, NET 9.0, or .NET 10.0, as appropriate. If developers have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt them to update Visual Studio, which will also update the applications's .NET SDKs.
2. If a developer's application references the vulnerable package, update the package reference to the patched version. Developers can list the versions they have installed by running the dotnet --info command.

Once developers have installed the updated runtime or SDK, they can restart the app for the update to take effect.

Additionally, if developers have deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted…

Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.