Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-42899

High

Published: 12 May 2026

Published
12 May 2026
Modified
12 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score N/A
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-42899 is a high-severity Infinite Loop (CWE-835) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-835

Enables transfer to alternate site if an infinite loop at the primary renders processing unavailable.

addresses: CWE-835

Detects and mitigates infinite loops that produce sustained resource consumption.

NVD Description

Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in ASP.NET Core allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

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