About this tag
CVE-2026-118741 is tracked here as the Microsoft-disclosed ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, rated Important with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 and a temporal score of 7.1. The flaw stems from improper authentication in ASP.NET Core and could let an unauthorized attacker elevate privileges over a network. Coverage focuses on the MSRC advisory, the affected foundational components, and the practical risk for teams running ASP.NET Core web applications, including password reset and authentication workflows. Readers following this tag will find discussion of severity ratings, exposure, and the patching and mitigation steps Microsoft recommends for this vulnerability.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    CVE-2026-118741: ASP.NET Core Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Password reset workflows are the quiet load-bearing walls of web authentication: nobody notices them when they hold up, and everything comes crashing down the moment an identity check disagrees with a mail router. In an advisory published by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)...