CVE-2026-62909
.NET: .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 11, 2026
Updated · October 31, 2026
Description
Uncaught exception in .NET allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as Important. A truncation error in the .NET diagnostics IPC, specifically within ipc_transport_get_default_name when processing excessively long TMPDIR paths, could lead to a local elevation of privilege. This allows an attacker with local access to potentially gain higher privileges on the system.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value