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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33116

Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Published Apr 14, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 25, 2026 · Loop with unreachable exit

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33116. EPSS is 2.44%. Act only if a listed version of Loop with unreachable exit is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Loop with unreachable exit).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.44%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/.net · cpe microsoft/.net framework

Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/.netversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/.net framework3.5
  • cpe microsoft/.net framework4.6.2
  • cpe microsoft/.net framework4.7
  • cpe microsoft/.net framework4.7.2
  • cpe microsoft/.net framework4.8

How to fix CVE-2026-33116

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33116. EPSS is 2.44%. Act only if a listed version of Loop with unreachable exit is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/.net framework 3.5; microsoft/.net framework 4.6.2; microsoft/.net framework 4.7; microsoft/.net framework 4.7.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation; CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption; CWE-776. EPSS 2.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

  2. Jul 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33116

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33116

    30-day exploitation probability 2.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33116

    Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in .NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.