Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability stems from an uncontrolled allocation of resources in ASP.NET Core's OData implementation. Because limits or throttling mechanisms are absent, an attacker can consume a disproportionate amount of server resources, causing legitimate requests to fail and potentially rendering the application completely unavailable. This flaw is identified as a resource‑exhaustion weakness (CWE‑770).

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Microsoft products that use the AspNet.OData and AspNetCore.OData libraries. No specific version information is provided, so all installations using these libraries are potentially vulnerable until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high‑severity impact on availability. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests that exploitation is presently rare, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is over a network, with an unauthenticated attacker targeting the OData endpoints to trigger excessive resource consumption.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 09:39 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Microsoft security update for the involved OData libraries as listed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for CVE-2026-50506.
  • If a patch is not yet available, enable and configure resource limits or request throttling for ASP.NET Core applications that expose OData endpoints to prevent runaway allocations.
  • Implement monitoring of resource usage and raise alerts for unusually high CPU or memory consumption indicative of a denial‑of‑service attack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 31, 2026 at 09:39 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Title OData for ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft .asp.net
Microsoft .asp.netcore
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.Asp.Net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.Asp.NetCore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft .asp.net
Microsoft .asp.netcore
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'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft .asp.net .asp.netcore
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T22:53:02.660Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T19:00:41.292Z

Link: CVE-2026-50506

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T20:40:14.030Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T09:45:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling