CVE-2026-32178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper neutralization of special elements in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	.net Visual Studio 2022

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32178
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32178
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32178

History

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32178 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32178
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	threat_severity `Important`

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper neutralization of special elements in .NET allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Title		.NET Spoofing Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft .net Microsoft visual Studio 2022
Weaknesses		CWE-138
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft .net Microsoft visual Studio 2022
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32178
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-04-14T16:57:31.355Z

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:57:31.355Z

Reserved: 2026-03-11T00:26:53.425Z

Link: CVE-2026-32178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-14T18:17:20.260

Modified: 2026-04-14T18:17:20.260

Link: CVE-2026-32178

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-14T18:41:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-32178 - Bugzilla

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