KB5101002: Cumulative update for .NET Framework, versions 3.5 and 4.8.1, on Windows 11 26H1, July 2026. Fixes hanging HTTP requests and debugger value reports
Addresses 17 .NET Framework security vulnerabilities and fixes two reliability issues, including HTTP requests that could hang in certain secure connection scenarios.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Windows 11, version 26H1 devices receiving .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 servicing. .NET Framework 4.8.1 must be installed; the available package is for Arm64.
What changes
Fixes 2 changes
.NET Libraries
For: Applications using synchronous HttpWebRequest connections
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Some synchronous web requests no longer hang in the specified secure connection scenarios.1
Addresses hanging synchronous
HttpWebRequestconnections with certain server configurations.
.NET Runtime
For: Visual Studio x86 debugger users
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The Visual Studio x86 debugger reports certain floating-point values correctly while stepping through mixed-code applications.2
Addresses incorrect floating-point values reported during step operations in the Visual Studio x86 native debugger.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2026-07-14
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5092431, KB5087055, KB5082421, KB5074837
- Replaced by
- KB5120711
| Version | File version | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | General availability | |
| 4.8.1 | 4.8.9340.0 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
|
.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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Important | 8.1 |
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.NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Important | 7.8 |
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.NET Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
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.NET Framework Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.8 |
|
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
Windows Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
Windows Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
Windows Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
Windows Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
.NET Framework Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
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Active Directory Federation Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Important | 7.5 |
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.NET Framework Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
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Azure Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
Azure Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
|
.NET Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Windows Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
|
Important | 5.9 |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
Updated components
150 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
| Top changed components | Files |
|---|---|
| WPF | 36 |
| .NET runtime (CLR) | 18 |
| WCF | 18 |
| .NET networking | 9 |
| .NET data access | 3 |
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
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1.
Addresses an issue with synchronous HttpWebRequest connections where requests could hang in specific secure connection scenarios with certain server configurations.
support.microsoft.com -
2.
Addresses an issue in the Visual Studio x86 native debugger where certain floating-point values could be reported incorrectly during step operations in mixed-code applications.
support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 2 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Sep 25, 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
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