.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in .NET 10.0 for Linux due to incorrect default permissions, allowing an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges. This issue could enable the attacker to gain the highest privileges on the system.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain elevated rights on the affected system.

Remediation

Users can download the security update for .NET 10.0 installed on Linux from the .NET download page. For guidance on this vulnerability, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 5081276.

Added: Mar 10, 2026, 7:07 PM
Updated: Mar 10, 2026, 7:07 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
9.0
impact
10.0
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
3.7
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.