CVE-2023-36049 .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in .NET and Visual Studio to elevate privileges on the affected system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-36049?
CVE-2023-36049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 14 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36049?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including System.Net.Requests, dotnet and dotnet-sdk. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
System.Net.Requests NuGet | From 6.0.0 | 6.0.25 |
System.Net.Requests NuGet | From 6.0.0 | 6.0.25 |
System.Net.Requests NuGet | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.14 |
System.Net.Requests NuGet | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.14 |
System.Net.Requests NuGet | From 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2 | 8.0.0 |
System.Net.Requests NuGet | From 8.0.0-rc.2.23480.2 | 8.0.0 |
2 more packages
dotnet Bitnami | From 6.0.0 | 6.0.25, 7.0.14 |
dotnet-sdk Bitnami | From 6.0.0 | 6.0.25, 7.0.14 |
Products include Microsoft .Net, Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36049?
Upgrade System.Net.Requests to a fixed version for your release line: 6.0.25, 7.0.14 or 8.0.0.
Is CVE-2023-36049 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36049 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft .Net
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- CVE-2026-96957 .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-69439 .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-71328 .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as BIT-dotnet-2023-36049, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2023-36049, CLEANSTART-2025-FE50155, GHSA-c3hf-8vgx-72rh, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-36049.