Update 08-11-august-cumulative-update.md - #55621
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This PR updates the .NET Framework August 2026 cumulative update release notes to reflect a post-release edit that adds a newly identified known issue and workaround information.
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- Updates frontmatter
ms.dateand adds an “Updated” note under the release date. - Replaces the empty “Known issues” section with a specific WPF printing/PDF/XPS issue, workaround guidance, and status.
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This switch disables security protections introduced in the August 2026 update and may increase exposure to the vulnerabilities addressed by that update. Microsoft recommends using this workaround only as a temporary measure and only when required to address this issue.
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| This release contains no known issues. | ||
| **Known issue:** After installing the August 2026 .NET Framework cumulative update, some WPF applications might fail with a `System.IO.FileFormatException` when printing or generating PDF/XPS content that uses certain fonts, including Calibri. | ||
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| **Workaround:** Applications can mitigate the issue by enabling the `Switch.MS.Internal.TtfDelta.DisableCmapAndSbitOverflowProtection` AppContext switch in the app config file, as shown below. |
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| **Workaround:** Applications can mitigate the issue by enabling the `Switch.MS.Internal.TtfDelta.DisableCmapAndSbitOverflowProtection` AppContext switch in the app config file, as shown below. | |
| **Workaround:** Applications can mitigate the issue by enabling the `Switch.MS.Internal.TtfDelta.DisableCmapAndSbitOverflowProtection` AppContext switch in the `app.config` file: |
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| This switch disables security protections introduced in the August 2026 update and may increase exposure to the vulnerabilities addressed by that update. Microsoft recommends using this workaround only as a temporary measure and only when required to address this issue. |
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| This switch disables security protections introduced in the August 2026 update and may increase exposure to the vulnerabilities addressed by that update. Microsoft recommends using this workaround only as a temporary measure and only when required to address this issue. | |
| This switch disables security protections introduced in the August 2026 update and might increase exposure to the vulnerabilities addressed by that update. Microsoft recommends using this workaround only as a temporary measure and only when required to address this issue. |
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Add known issues
Fixes #Issue_Number (if available)
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