# CVE-2026-118740: Aspire Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-12.

Missing authorization in Aspire allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: microsoft) — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118740

## Affected products and versions

- Microsoft / Aspire Dashboard: ≥ 13.6.1; < 13.6.5 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: microsoft; platforms: Linux, Windows
- Microsoft / Aspire.Dashboard.Sdk.linux-x64: ≥ 13.6.1; < 13.6.5 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: microsoft; platforms: Linux

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 9.1 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C; source: CNA: microsoft

- CVSS 3.1: 9.1 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N; source: NVD: secure@microsoft.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.92% as of 2026-11-12; percentile 60.87%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-862

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118740 (CNA: microsoft; vendor-advisory, patch)

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118740 (secure@microsoft.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: microsoft: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118740; retrieved 2026-11-12; source updated 2026-11-12

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118740; retrieved 2026-11-11; source updated 2026-11-11

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-118740; retrieved 2026-11-12; source updated Not reported

Revision: b281c28d30f56b2b89b75c4385eb4031cbebf5e560b7ef43f147c3e3ea08e284

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