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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-70194Unknown / EvaluatingImportant (raw)CVSS 6.5CWE-295

.NET Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published: 13 Oct 2026•Last updated: 13 Oct 2026, 12:30 PM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
6.5Important (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
0.4%0.004
Percentile36th
Weakness type
CWE-295
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Improper certificate validation in .NET Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

SOC priority

Medium

Actively exploited

No

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

4 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • .NET 11.0 installed on Linux · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • .NET 11.0 installed on Mac OS · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Release Notes

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
No
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update is installed and the CVE is no longer reported.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule network-unauthenticated

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
api.msrc.microsoft.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordmsrc.microsoft.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-70194
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-70194
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-70194"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationOctober 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 13 Oct 2026
SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.