\u200bMicrosoft has released out-of-band updates to address a security vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges.
\nThe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40372, carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. It’s rated Important in severity. An anonymous researcher has been credited with discovering and reporting the flaw.
\n“Improper verification of cryptographic\u00a0Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address a security vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges.
\nThe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40372, carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. It’s rated Important in severity. An anonymous researcher has been credited with discovering and reporting the flaw.
\n“Improper verification of cryptographic\u00a0\u00a0The Hacker News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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