CVE-2022-21986
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 9, 2022 at 04:36 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraVisual Studio 2022.net
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 5.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.11.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.9.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.10.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21986SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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