CVE-2023-35390 — Microsoft.NET.Build.Conta…
HIGHCVE-2023-35390 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) CWE-77 vulnerability in Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers. A fix is available for Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers — see the affected versions and patch details below.
.NET Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-35390.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2023-35390 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,333 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
Microsoft.NET.Build.ContainersReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
.NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers | all versions | 7.0.307dotnet add package Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers --version 7.0.307 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update Microsoft.NET.Build.Containers to 7.0.307 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-35390 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2023-35390 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2023-35390. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| .NET Core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-dotnet60-dotnet-0:6.0.121-1.el7_9 | RHSA-2023:4641 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet7.0-0:7.0.110-1.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:4643 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet6.0-0:6.0.121-1.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:4645 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | dotnet6.0-0:6.0.121-1.el8_6 | RHSA-2023:4640 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet7.0-0:7.0.110-1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:4642 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | dotnet6.0-0:6.0.121-1.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:4644 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support | dotnet6.0-0:6.0.121-1.el9_0 | RHSA-2023:4639 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-35390 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2023-35390 across NuGet dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.