Applies To.NET

Revised July 7, 2025: Updated 'How to get this update' section. 

Release Date:January 9, 2024

Version: .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1

The January 9, 2024 update for Windows 11, version 22H2 and Windows 11, version 23H2 includes security and cumulative reliability improvements in .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1. We recommend that you apply this update as part of your regular maintenance routines. Before you install this update, see the Prerequisites and Restart requirement sections.

Summary

Security Improvements

CVE-2023-36042 – .NET Framework Denial of Service Vulnerability This security update addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability detailed in CVE-2023-36042.

CVE-2024-0056 – .NET Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability This security update addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability detailed in CVE-2024-0056 .

CVE-2024-0057 – .NET Framework Security Feature Vulnerability This security update addresses a elevation of privilege vulnerability detailed in CVE-2024-0057.

CVE-2024-21312 – .NET Framework Denial of Service Vulnerability This security update addresses a denial of service vulnerability detailed in CVE-2024-21312 .

.NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update addresses a remote code execution vulnerability to HTTP .NET remoting server channel chain.

Quality and Reliability Improvements

There are no new Quality and Reliability Improvements in this update.

Known issues in this update

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update.

How to get this update

Install this update

Release Channel

Available

Next Step

Windows Update and Microsoft Update

No

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Windows Update for Business

No

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Microsoft Update Catalog

No

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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

No

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Note: This update is no longer available. At this time, no functional issues have been reported with this update. To ensure your device continues to receive the latest security updates and quality improvements, we recommend installing the most recent cumulative update.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.8.1 installed.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update if any affected files are being used. We recommend that you exit all .NET Framework-based applications before you apply this update.

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