.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability

Summary

CVECVE-2026-33116
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-14 18:17:33 UTC
Updated2026-04-14 18:17:33 UTC
DescriptionLoop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.008510000 probability, percentile 0.749240000 (date 2026-04-15)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-400 | CWE-835 | CWE-835 CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') | CWE-400 CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption | CWE-20 CWE-20: Improper Input Validation


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft .NET 10.0 affected 10.0.0 10.0.6 custom Not specified
CNA Microsoft .NET 8.0 affected 8.0 8.0.26 custom Not specified
CNA Microsoft .NET 8.0 affected 8.0.0 8.0.26 custom Not specified
CNA Microsoft .NET 9.0 affected 9.0.0 9.0.15 custom Not specified
CNA Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 affected 3.5.0 2.0.50727.8982 & 3.0.30729.8976 custom Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
CNA Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 affected 4.7.0 2.0.50727.9068 & 3.0.30729.9065 & 4.7.4141.0 custom Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 affected 4.8.0 2.0.50727.9068 & 3.0.30729.9065 & 4.8.4801.0 custom Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
CNA Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8.1 affected 4.8.1 2.0.50727.9181 & 3.0.30729.9165 & 4.8.9332.0 custom Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
CNA Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2/4.7/4.7.1/4.7.2 affected 4.7.0 4.8.4801.0 custom Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
CNA Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 affected 4.8.0 4.8.4801.0 custom Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33116 [email protected] msrc.microsoft.com
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