CVE-2026-70162

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Common Object Runtime Library improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a .NET web application. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the .NET application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET web application handles web requests.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70162

Configurations

No configuration.

History

13 Oct 2026, 19:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-13 19:19

Updated : 2026-10-22 22:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-70162

Mitre link : CVE-2026-70162

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-70162

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-405

Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

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