Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-69651 - .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Exploitation

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

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2026-69651: 1.25% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 69.43 (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.Security.Cryptography.Xml; System.Private.Xml. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability. Signed XML fixes add input-depth and operation-count limits, prohibit DTD processing by default, validate entity references, bound encrypted-data candidate processing, and cap attributes and namespaces used by C14N transforms. Announcement Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/449 CVSS Details - Version: 3.1 - Severity: High - Score: 7.5 - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness: CWE-407 (Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity) Affected Platforms - Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS - Architectures: All <a name="affected-packages"</aAffected Packages The vulnerability affects Microsoft .NET projects that use an affected package…

Published by the source

13 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTC

Last modified by the source

19 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-69651

Advisory: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-69651 - .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2026-69651, GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-69651 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
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.win-x86 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-x64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32; microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x64 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 9.0.21, 8.0.32. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x86: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-x64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x64: affected >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; >= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.1; >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12; >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31; fixed in 11.0.0-rc.2, 10.0.13, 8.0.32, 9.0.21

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-x86: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-x64: check the installed version with your package manager.
- 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.linux-musl-arm: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-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.win-x86, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.win-arm64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-x64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-x64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-x64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.osx-arm64, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm, microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-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://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf (OSV record GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf lists affected ranges: NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm >=9.0.0 =11.0.0-preview.1 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 =9.0.0 =11.0.0-preview.1 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 =9.0.0 =11.0.0-preview.1 <11.0.0-rc.2…)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-3rxq-g8rj-r2cf lists affected ranges: NuGet microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-arm >=9.0.0 =11.0.0-preview.1 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 =9.0.0 =11.0.0-preview.1 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 =9.0.0 =11.0.0-preview.1 =10.0.0 =8.0.0 <=8.0.31; NuGet…)

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