CVE-2026-70159: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-70159 - ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

October 13, 2026 (updated October 19, 2026)

Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Common and Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Core. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.

SignalR stateful reconnect clients can indefinitely block broadcasts through MessageBuffer.ResendAsync backpressure and retain associated resources.

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