CVE-2021-26701

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.301 · 98 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
30.1% (98th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
29 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.18.1highAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.2 · impact 5.9
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (29)

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advisories (3)

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  • GHSA-ghhp-997w-qr28.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2021-04-21ghsa · osvUS

    .NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-24112. ### Executive summary Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 5.0, .NET Core 3.1, and .NET Core 2.1. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET 5 and .NET Core due to how text encoding is performed. ### Discussion Discussion for this issue can be found at dotnet/runtime#49377 ### Mitigation factors Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability. ### Affected software The vulnerable package is `System.Text.Encodings.Web` . Upgrading your package and redeploying your app should be sufficient to address this vulnerability. Vulnerable package versions: Any .NET 5, .NET Core, or .NET Framework based application that uses the System.Text.Encodings.Web package with a vulnerable version listed below. Package Name | Vulnerable Versions | Secure Versions -|-|- System.Text.Encodings.Web | 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 | 4.5.1 System.Text.Encodings.Web | 4.6.0-4.7.1 | 4.7.2 System.Text.Encodings.Web | 5.0.0 | 5.0.1 Please validate that each of the .NET versions you are using is in support. Security updates are only provided for supported .NET versions.

  • BIT-dotnet-2021-26701.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    .NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  • BIT-dotnet-sdk-2021-26701.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    .NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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published 2021-02-25modified 2026-06-17
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references (34)

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