Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2023-36049: .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

7.6 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

EPSS

• CVE-2023-36049: 6.79% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 94.01 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

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Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2023-36049: .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability <a name="executive-summary"</aExecutive summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 6.0, .NET 7.0 and .NET 8.0 RC2. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to address this vulnerability. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in .NET where untrusted URIs provided to System.Net.WebRequest.Create can be used to inject arbitrary commands to backend FTP servers. Announcement Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/287 <a name="mitigation-factors"</aMitigation factors Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability. <a name="affected-software"</aAffected software Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.24 or earlier. Any .NET 7.0 application running on .NET 7.0.13 or earlier. Any .NET 8.0 application…

Published by the source

14 Nov 2023, 20:39 UTC

Last modified by the source

3 Jun 2024, 18:35 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-c3hf-8vgx-72rh

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-36049

Advisory: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2023-36049: .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2023-36049, GHSA-c3hf-8vgx-72rh
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-36049 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: system.net.requests 8.0.0, 7.0.14, 6.0.25. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet system.net.requests: affected >= 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2, <= 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2; >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.24; >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.13; fixed in 8.0.0, 7.0.14, 6.0.25

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet system.net.requests: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on system.net.requests.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c3hf-8vgx-72rh (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-c3hf-8vgx-72rh lists affected ranges: NuGet system.net.requests >=8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2 =6.0.0 =7.0.0 <=7.0.13)

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