CVE-2026-32178: CWE-138: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Microsoft .NET 10.0
CVE-2026-32178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft . NET 10. 0 involving improper neutralization of special elements, which allows an unauthorized attacker to perform network spoofing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7. 5 and has been officially fixed by Microsoft. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official patch to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-138) in Microsoft .NET 10.0 arises from improper neutralization of special elements, enabling an attacker without privileges or user interaction to spoof network communications. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and an official fix is available. Microsoft has published an official patch to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to spoof network communications, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information due to the high confidentiality impact. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits have been observed in the wild to date.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32178 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-32178: CWE-138: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
CVE-2026-32178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft . NET 10. 0 involving improper neutralization of special elements, which allows an unauthorized attacker to perform network spoofing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7. 5 and has been officially fixed by Microsoft. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official patch to remediate this issue.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-138) in Microsoft .NET 10.0 arises from improper neutralization of special elements, enabling an attacker without privileges or user interaction to spoof network communications. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and an official fix is available. Microsoft has published an official patch to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to spoof network communications, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information due to the high confidentiality impact. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits have been observed in the wild to date.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32178 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
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-2026-32178","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3282d89c981fd6bcb4
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:34 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 6:16:46 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 6:02:52 AM
Views: 4
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