CVE-2026-96236 ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 7.5 Published Updated

An unauthorized attacker can cause a denial of service in ASP.NET Core by exploiting uncontrolled resource allocation.

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

What is CVE-2026-96236?

CVE-2026-96236 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft ASP.NET Core 10.0, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96236?

40 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm, Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 and Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
34 more packages
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.13
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 11.0.0-preview.111.0.0-rc.2
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.32
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.21

How do I fix CVE-2026-96236?

Upgrade Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm to a fixed version for your release line: 10.0.13, 11.0.0-rc.2, 8.0.32 or 9.0.21.

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-2026-96236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-SE28316, GHSA-f4g7-52wc-p8x7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96236.

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