Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-70181 - ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2026-70181 · GHSA-w5qq-qrpp-rf4c · published 13 Oct 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7.5 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86(NuGet) >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86(NuGet) >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86(NuGet) >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31
How to check
- Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-armin your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-armin your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-armin your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Look for
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86in your lockfile and compare its version with the range above. - Or paste your lockfile into the checker: it lists every package with a known vulnerability, this one included.
How to fix
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- On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-armto 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-armto 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-armto 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86to 9.0.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-armto 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-armto 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-armto 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86to 10.0.13 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-armto 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-armto 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-armto 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - On >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31: Upgrade
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86to 8.0.32 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
## Executive summary
Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.
FileBufferingReadStream eagerly rents buffers during multipart processing, allowing memory exhaustion and denial of service.
## Announcement
Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/459
## CVSS Details
- **Version:** 3.1
- **Severity:** High
- **Score:** 7.5
- **Vector:** `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
- **Weakness:** CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling)
## Affected Platforms
- **Platforms:** Windows, Linux, macOS
- **Architectures:** All
## <a name="affected-packages"></a>Affected Packages
The vulnerability affects Microsoft .NET projects that use an affected package version listed below.
Package name | Affected version | Patched version
------------ | ---------------- | ---------------
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86) | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-arm64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x64) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.win-x86) | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.12 | 10.0.13
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64) | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.31 | 8.0.32
[Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.osx-x64) | >= 8.0.0, <…
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References
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70181
- github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/security/advisories/GHSA-w5qq-qrpp-rf4c
- github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/459
- github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/discussions/69795
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70181
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-w5qq-qrpp-rf4c
- github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore
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