CVE-2026-33116Improper Input Validation in Microsoft NET Framework 3.5

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 25.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 14
Latest updateApr 15

Description

Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages9 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_net_framework_3.53.5.02.0.50727.8982 & 3.0.30729.8976
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_net_framework_4.84.8.04.8.4801.0
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_net_framework_3.5_and_4.84.8.02.0.50727.9068 & 3.0.30729.9065 & 4.8.4801.0
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_net_framework_3.5_and_4.7.24.7.02.0.50727.9068 & 3.0.30729.9065 & 4.7.4141.0
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_net_framework_3.5_and_4.8.14.8.12.0.50727.9181 & 3.0.30729.9165 & 4.8.9332.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-33116 – .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability2026-04-14
VulDB
Microsoft .NET Framework prior 10.0.6 infinite loop2026-04-14
CVEList
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability2026-04-14

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
.NET vulnerabilities2026-04-15
Red Hat
dotnet: .NET: Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in XmlDecryptionTransform2026-04-14

💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-33116 dotnet8.0: .NET: Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in XmlDecryptionTransform [fedora-all]2026-04-14
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-33116 dotnet9.0: .NET: Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in XmlDecryptionTransform [fedora-all]2026-04-14
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-33116 dotnet10.0: .NET: Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in XmlDecryptionTransform [fedora-all]2026-04-14
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-33116 dotnet: .NET: Denial of Service via Infinite Recursion in XmlDecryptionTransform2026-04-13
CVE-2026-33116 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft | cvebase