Oct 2026: .NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-96959 Published on October 13, 2026
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-96959
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Affected Versions
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5:- Version 3.5.0 and below 2.0.50727.9188 AND 3.0.30729.9171 is affected.
- Version 3.0.0.0 and below 2.0.50727.8987 AND 3.0.30729.8982 AND 4.7.4150.0 is affected.
- Version 4.7.0 and below 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.7.4150.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.0 and below 2.0.50727.9073 AND 3.0.30729.9070 AND 4.8.4811.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.1 and below 2.0.50727.9188 AND 3.0.30729.9171 AND 4.8.9363.0 is affected.
- Version 4.7.0 and below 4.7.4150.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.0 and below 4.8.4811.0 is affected.
- Version 4.8.0.0 and below 4.8.9363.0 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.13 is affected.