CVE-2016-0033: Microsoft .NET Framework

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 17.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 does not prevent recursive compilation of XSLT transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) via crafted XSLT data, aka ".NET Framework Stack Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: version 2.0 only; version 3.5 only; version 3.5.1 only; version 4.5.2 only; version 4.6 only; version 4.6.1 only

Published 2016-02-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.