# CVE-2026-116476: a2aproject a2a-dotnet TaskProjection TaskProjection.ApplyStatus race condition

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110071, GHSA-XRH4-GQ3G-5R95
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The a2a-dotnet software, a .NET library for the Agent2Agent protocol, is affected, specifically its task projection logic that updates task status. Because of a race condition, a remote attacker could manipulate timing to cause inconsistent or unpredictable task state.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- a2aproject a2a-dotnet: 1.0.0-preview3

## Description

A weakness has been identified in a2aproject a2a-dotnet up to 1.0.0-preview3. The affected element is the function TaskProjection.ApplyStatus of the component TaskProjection. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. The attack may be performed from remote. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

## What to do

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426389
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426389/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116476
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1014886
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-dotnet/pull/453
- https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-dotnet/

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