.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2026-96957

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Microsoft
Status: .net 10.0; .net 11.0; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14; Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 Version 18.10
Vendor: CVE Published:; 13 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-96957?

Improper verification of cryptographic signature in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

.NET 10.0 10.0.0 < 10.0.402

.NET 11.0 11.0.0 < 11.0.100-rc.2

Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.14.0 < 17.14.42

Score:

8.8

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

High

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

Required

Scope:

Unchanged

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CVE-2026-96957 Data