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.NET Framework 3.5 / 4.8 .NET Framework 3.5 / 4.8 Update
Patch Tuesday

KB5041948

KB5041948: Cumulative update for .NET Framework, versions 3.5 and 4.8, on Windows Server 2022, August 2024. UI automation and large ASP.NET project slowdowns addressed

In short

Addresses .NET reliability issues, including ListView rendering and conflicts that could slow large ASP.NET projects in Visual Studio. It adds no new security improvements.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running Windows Server 2022 with .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.8 installed.

File version
2.0.50727.9179 · 4.8.4749.0
Restart
Required

What changes

Fixes 5 changes

.NET Libraries

  • The zlib file is updated to the latest version.1

.NET Fundamentals

Verified in package 4 items
  • An issue rendering ListView subitems in UI automation is addressed.2
  • An issue involving serialization binder bypasses with BinaryFormatter mutations is addressed.3
  • ASP.NET WebForms SmartNavigation no longer has the referenced Recreational Software Advisory Council and content-rating metadata issue.4
    Addresses an issue to remove meta tag information referencing "Recreational Software Advisory Council" and the content-rating schema from the ASP.Net WebForms SmartNavigation feature.
  • Conflicts between design-time and debug/runtime compilation that could slow work on large ASP.NET projects are addressed.5
    .NET Framework interaction with Visual Studio is adjusted to avoid conflicts between design-time and debug/runtime compilation of some .NET Framework ASP.NET projects.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-08-13
Classification
Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5037930
Replaced by
KB5044025
VersionFile versionChannel
3.5 2.0.50727.9179 General availability
4.8 4.8.4749.0 General availability

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Updated components

72 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.

Top changed componentsFiles
WPF22
.NET runtime (CLR)14
ASP.NET10

Verified in package: changed files confirm .NET Fundamentals.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (5)
  1. 1. Addresses an issue to update zlib file to latest version. support.microsoft.com
  2. 2. Addresses an issue to render UI automation ListView sub items. support.microsoft.com
  3. 3. Addresses an issue with bypass serialization binder with binary formatter mutations. support.microsoft.com
  4. 4. Addresses an issue to remove meta tag information referencing "Recreational Software Advisory Council" and the content-rating schema from ASP.Net WebForms SmartNavigation feature. support.microsoft.com
  5. 5. Addresses an issue .NET Framework interaction with Visual Studio to avoid conflicts between design-time and debug/runtime compilation of some .NET Framework ASP.NET project that could result in slowed developer experience for large projects. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 5 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Oct 20, 2026
  • Quotes found in the official pages: passed
  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

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