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CVE-2026-45490
high
CVSS 7.8
.NET SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
.NET SDK Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI summary snake-internal / snake-template-v1
A weakness called CVE-2026-45490 was discovered in Microsoft Windows.
Severity is High (CVSS 7.8/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Microsoft CVE-2026-45490".
CVE-2026-45490 (Microsoft Windows). Severity: High / CVSSv3 7.8. Category: CWE-285.
Response plan:
1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (CVE-2026-45490) in Microsoft Windows. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of Microsoft Windows (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). If exploited, attackers can leak data or disrupt key functionality.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-285)
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
Bitnami
dotnet-sdk
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"8.0.0"},{"fixed":"8.0.28"},{"introduced":"9.0.0"},{"fixed":"9.0.17"},{"introduced":"10.0.0"},{"fixed":"10.0.9"}]}]
Bitnami
dotnet
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"8.0.0"},{"fixed":"8.0.28"},{"introduced":"9.0.0"},{"fixed":"9.0.17"},{"introduced":"10.0.0"},{"fixed":"10.0.9"}]}]
References
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45490
- web https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45490
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77gm-m6x5-jf4f
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45490
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487184
- web https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45490.json