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.NET Framework 3.5 / 4.8.1 .NET Framework 3.5 / 4.8.1 Security update
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KB5066133

KB5066133: Cumulative update for .NET Framework, versions 3.5 and 4.8.1, on Windows 11 23H2, October 2025. Information exposure flaw addressed in framework libraries

In short

Addresses a flaw that could expose information in .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1. Windows Update installs it automatically.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running Windows 11, version 22H2 or 23H2, with .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.8.1 installed.

File version
2.0.50727.9180 · 4.8.9320.0
Security
1 fixed
Restart
Required

What changes

Fix 1 change

.NET Framework

  • The update addresses a flaw that could expose information.1
    CVE-2025-55248 is an information disclosure vulnerability.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-10-14
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5064403, KB5056580, KB5049624
Replaced by
KB5082424
VersionFile versionChannel
3.5 2.0.50727.9180 General availability
4.8.1 4.8.9320.0 General availability

Security

1 vulnerability fixed
1 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS
CVE-2025-55248
.NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability
 Important 4.8

Updated components

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

Top changed componentsFiles
WPF22
ASP.NET10

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (1)
  1. 1. This security update addresses an information disclosure vulnerability detailed in CVE-2025-55248. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 1 quoted passage · 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: not passed

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 5/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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