Symlink Attack Affecting microsoft.netcore.app.runtime.linux-musl-arm64 package, versions [8.0.0,8.0.32)[9.0.0,9.0.21)[10.0.0,10.0.13)[11.0.0-preview.1,11.0.0-rc.2)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published14 Oct 2026
- disclosed13 Oct 2026
- creditNguyễn Văn Minh Đức
Introduced: 13 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-96231 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 to version 8.0.32, 9.0.21, 10.0.13, 11.0.0-rc.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the handling of Unix named-mutex and shared-memory paths in global directories. An attacker can gain elevated privileges, truncate or overwrite files, or widen directory permissions by exploiting symlink races or manipulating directory permissions.