Description
Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a logic flaw that creates an infinite loop in ASP.NET Core, allowing an unauthorized attacker to exhaust system resources and cause a denial of service. This type of flaw falls under CWE-835 (Infinite Loop). The impact is a service outage, potentially affecting all users of the affected application, as the loop continually consumes CPU or memory until the process terminates or the system becomes unresponsive. No data exfiltration or authentication bypass is indicated by the description, so confidentiality and integrity are not directly compromised.

Affected Systems

Microsoft .NET 10.0, Microsoft .NET 9.0, and Microsoft .NET 8.0 are affected. The specific affected components are the ASP.NET Core runtime libraries that contain the infinite loop logic. Users of these framework versions should verify whether their deployed applications include the vulnerable code paths.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity for denial of service. EPSS data is not available, so the likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The most likely attack vector is remote network access: an unauthorized client can trigger the loop by sending a crafted request. Successful exploitation would result in prolonged service unavailability, which can be exploited in a broader denial-of-service campaign when combined with other vulnerabilities or resource exhaustion attacks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 19:58 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update ASP.NET Core to the latest patched version that eliminates the infinite loop logic.
  • Apply all applicable Microsoft security updates for the .NET framework for each affected version.
  • In the absence of a patch, limit exposure by restricting network access to the vulnerable endpoints or implementing rate‑limiting and monitoring to detect and block repetitive requests that could trigger the loop.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 19:58 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9v76-4qcc-frgh Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-42899 – ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
History

Wed, 27 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 13 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft windows

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Title ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft .net
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft .net
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T16:39:09.586Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T22:35:54.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-42899

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T20:10:15.795Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-12T18:17:26.733

Modified: 2026-05-13T18:39:43.843

Link: CVE-2026-42899

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-12T16:59:06Z

Links: CVE-2026-42899 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T10:00:10Z

Weaknesses