CVE-2026-42899 — dotnet
CVE-2026-42899 is a CWE-835 vulnerability in dotnet. A fix is available for dotnet — see the affected versions and patch details below.
ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- 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-2026-42899.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
dotnetReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Bitnami packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦Bitnami | dotnet | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.0.27 | 8.0.27 |
Affected Products
.netmicrosoftDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for dotnet, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update dotnet to 8.0.27 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-42899 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.
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.
As this flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service, it has been rated with an important severity.
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2026-42899 (CC BY 4.0)
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet8.0-0:8.0.127-1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:21286 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet9.0-0:9.0.117-1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:21754 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | dotnet10.0-0:10.0.108-1.el10_2 | RHSA-2026:22145 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | dotnet8.0-0:8.0.127-1.el10_0 | RHSA-2026:24332 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | dotnet9.0-0:9.0.117-1.el10_0 | RHSA-2026:24333 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet8.0-0:8.0.127-1.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:21291 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet9.0-0:9.0.117-1.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:21294 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | dotnet10.0-0:10.0.108-1.el8_10 | RHSA-2026:21295 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-42899 in your dependencies?
Find it across Bitnami, including transitive dependencies.