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.
A tampering vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on a vulnerable system. However, an attacker would have limited control over the destination of the files and directories.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must send a specially crafted file to a vulnerable system.
The security update fixes the vulnerability by ensuring .NET Core properly handles files.
Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/396
The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET project if it uses any of affected package versions listed below
Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.7 | 10.0.8
Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.15 | 9.0.16
Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27 Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.26 | 8.0.27
If using a package listed in affected packages, a developer's application is exposed to the vulnerability.
dotnet --info command. Once developers have installed the updated runtime or SDK, they can restart their apps for the update to take effect.
Additionally, if they've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.
If someone has found a potential security issue in a supported version of .NET, please report it to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) via the MSRC Researcher Portal. Further information can be found in the MSRC Report an Issue FAQ.
Security reports made through MSRC may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.
Questions about this issue can be directed to the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. Questions should be submitted to the linked discussion issue.
The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
V1.0 (May 12, 2026): Advisory published.
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"severity": "HIGH",
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T18:16:58Z",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-36"
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