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🛡️ CVE-2026-42899 on BellSoft — dotnet8-runtime

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-42899 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package dotnet8-runtime. The fix is available in version 8.0.27-r0; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

BELL-CVE-2026-42899 is classified as CWE-835: Infinite Loop. A loop condition can never become false for some inputs, hanging the process.

Affected software

BELL-CVE-2026-42899 is recorded against 1 package.

  • dotnet8-runtime (from 8.0.11-r1 up to 8.0.27-r0)

Timeline and source

Published on 19 May 2026 and last revised on 20 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

dotnet8-runtime has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-835: Infinite Loop) in other software:

CVE-2026-42899 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-19
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-05-20
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
dotnet8-runtime 8.0.11-r1 8.0.27-r0

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