CVE-2026-33116: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33116) affects Microsoft .NET 10.0 and is characterized by a loop construct with an unreachable exit condition, effectively causing an infinite loop. This can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker remotely to cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources. The issue is classified under CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition) and CWE-776. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger an infinite loop in the .NET 10.0 runtime environment, leading to denial of service by making the affected system unresponsive or unavailable. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33116 for detailed patching instructions and updates.
CVE-2026-33116: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33116) affects Microsoft .NET 10.0 and is characterized by a loop construct with an unreachable exit condition, effectively causing an infinite loop. This can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker remotely to cause a denial of service by exhausting system resources. The issue is classified under CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition) and CWE-776. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely trigger an infinite loop in the .NET 10.0 runtime environment, leading to denial of service by making the affected system unresponsive or unavailable. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33116 for detailed patching instructions and updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-17T20:15:23.721Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33116","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3a82d89c981fd6cf2f
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:42 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 08:57:37 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 202
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