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CVE-2026-23666

High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.5. Fixed by 18 Microsoft security updates.

High

Risk summary

CVSS base
7.5
EPSS exploit probability
2.1%
Severity
High

Exploitation and severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 2.1%. CVSS 7.5 (High).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

What to do

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5082398, KB5082400, KB5082402, KB5082403, KB5082404, KB5082406, KB5082411, KB5082413, KB5082414, KB5082417, KB5082418, KB5082419, KB5082420, KB5082421, KB5082424, KB5082425, KB5082426, KB5082427 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Official patch for CVE-2026-23666

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-23666. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.

KB5082398KB5082400KB5082402KB5082403KB5082404KB5082406KB5082411KB5082413KB5082414KB5082417KB5082418KB5082419KB5082420KB5082421KB5082424KB5082425KB5082426KB5082427

Affected products

  • .NET 10.0 installed on Linux
  • .NET 10.0 installed on Mac OS
  • .NET 8.0
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 on Windows Server 2012

Authoritative references

NVD detailMicrosoft MSRCFIRST.org EPSS

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CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System. A standardized Severity score from 0 to 10.
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System. The probability a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days.
MSRC
Microsoft Security Response Center. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday advisories and KB-to-CVE mapping.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database (NIST). Authoritative CVE metadata and CVSS scores.
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