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Verified against CVE.org (Microsoft CNA: CVSS 3.1 7.5; VS 2022 17.14 lessThan 17.14.42; VS 2026 18.10 lessThan 18.10.4; System.Formats.Cbor lessThan 10.0.13) and MSRC SUG. Quality watch fixed version ranges that wrongly included the fixed builds ('through 17.14.42' etc.). Checker NUM/3.1 flags were false positives for the CVSS version and score.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM EDT·1 min read

Microsoft discloses high-severity ASP.NET Core DoS flaw CVE-2026-109468

Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-109468, a 7.5 ASP.NET Core denial-of-service flaw affecting Visual Studio 2022 before 17.14.42, Visual Studio 2026 before 18.10.4, and System.Formats.Cbor before 10.0.13.

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CVE-2026-109468 lets an unauthorized attacker deny service over the network via unbounded resource allocation in ASP.NET Core. It affects Visual Studio 2022 before 17.14.42, Visual Studio 2026 before 18.10.4, and System.Formats.Cbor before 10.0.13. Microsoft rates it 7.5 (CVSS 3.1).

⚐ CORRECTEDThursday, October 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM EDT

Correction (Oct 15): An earlier version listed Visual Studio and System.Formats.Cbor versions through the fixed builds as affected. The CVE record uses lessThan those builds (17.14.42, 18.10.4, and 10.0.13), which are the fixes.

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Microsoft has disclosed CVE-2026-109468, a high-severity denial-of-service flaw in ASP.NET Core that also ships with Visual Studio and System.Formats.Cbor.
The vulnerability stems from unbounded resource allocation in ASP.NET Core.
Microsoft rates the flaw 7.5 under CVSS 3.1. The company, acting as CNA, assigned the score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). NVD displays Microsoft’s score.
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Three product lines are affected before the fixed builds. Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 before 17.14.42, Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 before 18.10.4, and System.Formats.Cbor before 10.0.13 are listed in the CVE record.

The bug is unbounded resource allocation. An unauthorized attacker can trigger a denial of service over the network with no privileges or user interaction required.
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Update to the fixed builds. Microsoft lists fixed builds 17.14.42, 18.10.4, and 10.0.13 and says customer action is required via the Security Update Guide. Source: Microsoft Security Update Guide ↗

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Security teams should prioritize patching Visual Studio instances in development environments to prevent service disruptions.

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