CVE-2026-32175: CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal in Microsoft .NET 10.0
A tampering vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on a vulnerable system. However, an attacker would have limited control over the destination of the files and directories. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must send a specially crafted file to a vulnerable system. The security update fixes the vulnerability by ensuring .NET Core properly handles files.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-36) in Microsoft .NET 10.0 involves improper handling of specially crafted files by .NET Core, enabling an attacker to write arbitrary files and directories to specific locations on the affected system. Exploitation requires sending a crafted file to the vulnerable system. The issue is addressed by an official security update from Microsoft that ensures proper file handling.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges can write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on the affected system, potentially leading to limited integrity impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32175 for detailed patch information and guidance.
CVE-2026-32175: CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
A tampering vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on a vulnerable system. However, an attacker would have limited control over the destination of the files and directories. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must send a specially crafted file to a vulnerable system. The security update fixes the vulnerability by ensuring .NET Core properly handles files.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-36) in Microsoft .NET 10.0 involves improper handling of specially crafted files by .NET Core, enabling an attacker to write arbitrary files and directories to specific locations on the affected system. Exploitation requires sending a crafted file to the vulnerable system. The issue is addressed by an official security update from Microsoft that ensures proper file handling.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges can write arbitrary files and directories to certain locations on the affected system, potentially leading to limited integrity impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32175 for detailed patch information and guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T00:26:53.424Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32175","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036535cbff5d861008c2a5
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:36:53 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:29:46 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 79
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