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CVE-2026-96229 · GHSA-5qr9-xxm9-6cmq

Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-96229 - .NET and Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Risk score
60/100
CVSS
6.5 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.8%
Published
13 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Permissive list of allowed inputs in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Affected
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (nuget) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (nuget) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 (nuget) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20; Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (nuget) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12
Fix
Upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 to 9.0.21 or 10.0.13 or 11.0.0-rc.2; Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 to 9.0.21 or 10.0.13 or 11.0.0-rc.2; Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 to 9.0.21 or 10.0.13 (whichever matches your release line) or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 6.5 medium
  • On your watchlist: .net, NuGet

Affected packages

PackageEcosystemVulnerableFixed in
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64nuget>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.209.0.21
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64nuget>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.209.0.21
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86nuget>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.209.0.21
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64nuget>= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.1210.0.13
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64nuget>= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.1210.0.13
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86nuget>= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.1210.0.13
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64nuget>= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64nuget>= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86nuget>= 11.0.0-preview.1, <= 11.0.0-rc.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64nuget>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.318.0.32
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64nuget>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.318.0.32
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86nuget>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.318.0.32

References

Original description

Permissive list of allowed inputs in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.