CVE-2026-40372 (GCVE-0-2026-40372)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-21 19:20 – Updated: 2026-06-29 12:34
VLAI
Title
ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-04-21 14:00
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