CVE-2026-40306: DNN: Same HostGUID for all new installs

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-40306 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40306 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-40306?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 17 April 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.0.0,fixed=10.2.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40306?

Yes. DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): upgrade to 10.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-40306?

Check whether you run Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke or DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet): upgrade to 10.2.2 or later

  dotnet add package DotNetNuke.Core --version 10.2.2

Affected products

• Dnnsoftware Dotnetnuke
• DotNetNuke.Core (NuGet) >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=10.0.0,fixed=10.2.2

Identifiers

• CVE-2026-40306
• GHSA-2rhw-gw3f-477j

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