Microsoft · System.Security.Cryptography.Cose · CVE-2026-21218
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
.NET versions 8.0.0 through 8.0.22
.NET versions 9.0.0 through 9.0.12
.NET versions 10.0.0 through 10.0.2
**Description**
The software contains a security feature bypass issue due to improper handling of missing special elements. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious payload that bypasses security checks in the affected System.Security.Cryptography.Cose versions, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data manipulation. If an application does not use System.Security.Cryptography.Cose, it is not affected.
**Recommendations**
Update the System.Security.Cryptography.Cose NuGet package to version 8.0.24 for .NET 8.0.
Update the System.Security.Cryptography.Cose NuGet package to version 9.0.13 for .NET 9.0.
Update the System.Security.Cryptography.Cose NuGet package to version 10.0.3 for .NET 10.0.