CVE-2026-32177: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft .NET 10.0, which can be exploited by an unauthorized local attacker to gain elevated privileges. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low attack complexity and no privileges initially, but user interaction is required. The impact includes high confidentiality and integrity loss with low availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over affected systems. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are high, while availability impact is low. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32177 to mitigate this risk.
CVE-2026-32177: CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft .NET 10.0, which can be exploited by an unauthorized local attacker to gain elevated privileges. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low attack complexity and no privileges initially, but user interaction is required. The impact includes high confidentiality and integrity loss with low availability impact. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over affected systems. The confidentiality and integrity impacts are high, while availability impact is low. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft to remediate this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32177 to mitigate this risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T00:26:53.425Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32177","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036535cbff5d861008c2a8
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 5:36:53 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 7:37:28 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 4:57:58 AM
Views: 3
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