CVE-2026-69304 ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An unauthorized attacker can cause a denial of service in ASP.NET Core by exploiting improper handling of highly compressed data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-69304?

CVE-2026-69304 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper handling of highly compressed data (data amplification) in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Weakness: CWE-409

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69304?

11 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration, aspnet-core and dotnet. It affects 4 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.12
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.12
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.1
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.1
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.31
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.31
5 more packages
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.20
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.20
aspnet-core BitnamiFrom 8.0.08.0.28, 9.0.17, 10.0.9
dotnet BitnamiFrom 8.0.08.0.31, 9.0.20, 10.0.12
dotnet-sdk BitnamiFrom 8.0.08.0.31, 9.0.20, 10.0.12
Linux distribution packages (28)
aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
aspnetcore-runtime-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
aspnetcore-runtime-dbg-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
aspnetcore-runtime-dbg-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
aspnetcore-targeting-pack-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
aspnetcore-targeting-pack-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
dotnet-apphost-pack-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
dotnet-apphost-pack-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
dotnet-hostfxr-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
dotnet-hostfxr-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
dotnet-runtime-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
dotnet-runtime-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
dotnet-runtime-dbg-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
dotnet-runtime-dbg-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
dotnet-sdk-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.130-0.2.hum1
dotnet-sdk-8.0-source-built-artifacts Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.130-0.2.hum1
dotnet-sdk-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1
dotnet-sdk-9.0-source-built-artifacts Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1
dotnet-sdk-aot-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.130-0.2.hum1
dotnet-sdk-dbg-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1
dotnet-targeting-pack-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.30-0.2.hum1
dotnet-targeting-pack-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.18-2.1.hum1
dotnet-templates-8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.130-0.2.hum1
dotnet-templates-9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1
dotnet8.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:8.0.130-0.2.hum1
dotnet9.0 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1
netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1 Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:9.0.119-2.1.hum1

Products include Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Asp.net Core, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026.

How do I fix CVE-2026-69304?

Upgrade Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration to a fixed version for your release line: 10.0.12, 11.0.0-rc.1, 8.0.31 or 9.0.20.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-69304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-69304, BIT-aspnet-core-2026-69304, BIT-dotnet-2026-69304, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2026-69304, GHSA-8cp2-47hg-mfgh, MINI-3787-8vm6-3g39 and 4 more.

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