CVE-2026-26131 .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges due to incorrect default permissions in the .NET runtime.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-26131?

CVE-2026-26131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 10 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect default permissions in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-26131?

14 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm, dotnet and dotnet-sdk. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
dotnet BitnamiFrom 10.0.010.0.4
dotnet-sdk BitnamiFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
8 more packages
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.4

Products include Microsoft .Net.

How do I fix CVE-2026-26131?

Upgrade Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm to 10.0.4 or later.

Is CVE-2026-26131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-dotnet-2026-26131, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2026-26131, GHSA-crjq-wm6x-6qx7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26131.

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