CVE-2026-88092
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HTTP Request Smuggling in ASP.NET Core

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-88092, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-16

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Inconsistent interpretation of http requests ('http request/response smuggling') in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.

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Published
2026-10-13
Last Modified
2026-10-16
Generated
2026-10-19
AI Q&A
2026-10-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-10-18
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
microsoft asp.net_core From 11.0.0 (exc)
microsoft asp.net_core 11.0
microsoft visual_studio_2022 From 17.14.0 (inc) to 17.14.42 (exc)
microsoft visual_studio_2026 From 18.10.0 (inc) to 18.10.4 (exc)
microsoft asp.net_core From 10.0.0 (inc) to 10.0.13 (exc)
microsoft asp.net_core From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.0.32 (exc)
microsoft asp.net_core From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.0.21 (exc)

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Exploitability

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CWE-444 The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests, known as HTTP request/response smuggling, in ASP.NET Core. An unauthorized attacker can exploit this to tamper with data transmitted over a network.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could alter requests or responses between clients and servers, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, or injection of malicious content.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security updates from Microsoft for ASP.NET Core versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0 as soon as they become available to address the inconsistent HTTP request interpretation issue.

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