CVE-2026-62901: CWE-606: Unchecked Input for Loop Condition in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Unchecked input for loop condition in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-606, occurs in Microsoft .NET 10.0 due to unchecked input used as a loop condition. An attacker can exploit this to trigger a denial of service by causing the application to enter an unintended loop state. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in denial of service, making the affected .NET application or service unavailable to legitimate users. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. 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 security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62901 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-62901: CWE-606: Unchecked Input for Loop Condition in Microsoft .NET 10.0
Description
Unchecked input for loop condition in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-606, occurs in Microsoft .NET 10.0 due to unchecked input used as a loop condition. An attacker can exploit this to trigger a denial of service by causing the application to enter an unintended loop state. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in denial of service, making the affected .NET application or service unavailable to legitimate users. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. 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 security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62901 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-2026-62901","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b5823bf8831d5391561f6
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:07 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 20:56:59 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 01:41:14 UTC
Views: 5
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