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CVE-2025-36853: Microsoft .NET 6.0 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affects Microsoft .NET 6.0Source CVE Database V5

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate Microsoft .NET 6.0; no fix will be released.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
None coming – the product is end of life
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

No fix will be released: Microsoft .NET 6.0 is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft .NET 6.0Affected
  • =6.0.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Given the lack of official patches, European organizations should prioritize upgrading to supported versions of the .NET framework that have addressed this vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, organizations should implement strict application whitelisting and sandboxing to limit the execution of vulnerable components. Network-level controls should be enhanced to detect and block suspicious activities, especially those involving user interaction vectors such as phishing emails or malicious web content. Employing endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions with behavioral analysis can help identify exploitation attempts. Regular code audits and static analysis on applications using msdia140.dll may uncover risky usage patterns. Additionally, organizations should enforce strict user training programs to reduce the likelihood of successful social engineering attacks. Monitoring for unusual heap memory usage or crashes in affected applications can provide early warning signs. Finally, isolating legacy systems and restricting their network access can reduce exposure.

Description

A vulnerability (CVE-2025-21172) exists in msdia140.dll due to integer overflow and heap-based overflow. Per CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow, a heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().‍ Per CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound, is when a product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number. NOTE: This CVE affects only End Of Life (EOL) software components. The vendor, Microsoft, has indicated there will be no future updates nor support provided upon inquiry.

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