CVE-2026-35433: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft .NET 10.0 arises from improper input validation (CWE-20), which can be leveraged by an unauthorized local attacker to escalate privileges. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required initially, but user interaction is needed. The impact includes high confidentiality and integrity loss and low availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data and modification of system components. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity severely, with some impact on availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35433 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-35433: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
Improper input validation in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft .NET 10.0 arises from improper input validation (CWE-20), which can be leveraged by an unauthorized local attacker to escalate privileges. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required initially, but user interaction is needed. The impact includes high confidentiality and integrity loss and low availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data and modification of system components. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity severely, with some impact on availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official patch is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35433 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-02T19:21:11.804Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35433","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a03654ccbff5d861008c809
Added to database: 5/12/2026, 5:37:16 PM
Last enriched: 5/12/2026, 7:06:51 PM
Last updated: 5/13/2026, 4:27:09 AM
Views: 2
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