CVE-2026-62900: CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-62900 and classified under CWE-212, affects Microsoft .NET version 10.0. It arises from improper removal of sensitive information before it is stored or transferred, which can lead to unauthorized information disclosure over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting network attack vector with high complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker without privileges and without user interaction can exploit this vulnerability remotely to disclose sensitive information. The impact is limited to confidentiality compromise; integrity and availability are not affected. 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 patch provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62900 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-62900: CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-62900 and classified under CWE-212, affects Microsoft .NET version 10.0. It arises from improper removal of sensitive information before it is stored or transferred, which can lead to unauthorized information disclosure over a network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting network attack vector with high complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker without privileges and without user interaction can exploit this vulnerability remotely to disclose sensitive information. The impact is limited to confidentiality compromise; integrity and availability are not affected. 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 patch provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62900 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T21:25:21.035Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62900","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b5823bf8831d5391561f3
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:07 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 20:57:38 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 01:41:16 UTC
Views: 2
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