Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-45491 – .NET Tampering Vulnerability

Exploitation

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

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2026-45491: 0.39% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 32.98 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Executive Summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in System.Formats.Tar. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability. A tampering vulnerability exists in the TarFile.ExtractToDirectory method where a symlink path traversal enables an attacker to perform arbitrary file writes outside the intended extraction directory. Announcement Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/404 Affected Platforms - Platforms: All - Architectures: All Affected Packages The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET project if it uses any of affected package versions listed below .NET 10 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------- Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime | = 10.0.0, <= 10.0.8 | 10.0.9 .NET 9 Package name | Affected version | Patched version ------------ |…

Published by the source

16 Jun 2026, 14:33 UTC

Last modified by the source

16 Jun 2026, 14:33 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-7q4v-2mr6-5gpx

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-45491

Advisory: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-45491 – .NET Tampering Vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2026-45491, GHSA-7q4v-2mr6-5gpx
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-45491 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64 10.0.9, 9.0.17, 8.0.28; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64 10.0.9, 9.0.17, 8.0.28; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x64 10.0.9, 9.0.17, 8.0.28. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64: affected >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.27; >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.16; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.8; fixed in 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64: affected >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.27; >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.16; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.8; fixed in 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x64: affected >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.27; >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.16; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.8; fixed in 8.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x64: 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 microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x64.
- 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-7q4v-2mr6-5gpx (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-7q4v-2mr6-5gpx lists affected ranges: NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64 >=8.0.0 =9.0.0 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 =9.0.0 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 =9.0.0 =10.0.0 <=10.0.8)

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