GHSA-2969-4q4w-w5h3 BIT-dotnet-2026-50650 BIT-dotnet-sdk-2026-50650 CVE-2026-50650
Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-50650 – .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Severity
- 7.8 / 10
- High · CVSS 3.1
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.46%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 40.02% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- Fix
- Available
- 3 packages have a fixed version
Description
Executive summary
Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) in .NET 8, .NET 9, and .NET 10 when parsing specially crafted XAML input. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could elevate privileges on the affected system.
Announcement
Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/TBD
CVSS Details
- Version: 3.1
- Severity: High
- Score: 7.8
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))
Affected Platforms
- Platforms: Windows
- Architectures: All
<a name="affected-packages"></a>Affected Packages
The vulnerability affects any Microsoft .NET project if it uses any of affected package versions listed below
<a name=".NET 10.0"></a>.NET 10.0
| Package name | Affected version | Patched version |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.9 | 10.0.10 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.9 | 10.0.10 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.9 | 10.0.10 |
<a name=".NET 9.0"></a>.NET 9.0
| Package name | Affected version | Patched version |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.17 | 9.0.18 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.17 | 9.0.18 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.17 | 9.0.18 |
<a name=".NET 8.0"></a>.NET 8.0
| Package name | Affected version | Patched version |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.28 | 8.0.29 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.28 | 8.0.29 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.28 | 8.0.29 |
Advisory FAQ
<a name="how-affected"></a>How do I know if I am affected?
If using a package listed in affected packages, you're exposed to the vulnerability.
<a name="how-fix"></a>How do I fix the issue?
- To fix the issue please install the latest version of .NET. If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.
- If your application references the vulnerable nuget package, update the package reference to the patched version. You can list the versions you have installed by running the
dotnet --infocommand.
Once you have installed the updated runtime or SDK, restart your apps for the update to take effect.
Additionally, if you've deployed self-contained applications targeting any of the impacted versions, these applications are also vulnerable and must be recompiled and redeployed.
Other Information
Reporting Security Issues
If you have found a potential security issue in a supported version of .NET, please report it to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) via the MSRC Researcher Portal. Further information can be found in the MSRC Report an Issue FAQ.
Security reports made through MSRC may qualify for the Microsoft .NET Bounty. Details of the Microsoft .NET Bounty Program including terms and conditions are at https://aka.ms/corebounty.
Support
You can ask questions about this issue on GitHub in the .NET GitHub organization. The main repos are located at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime. The Announcements repo (https://github.com/dotnet/Announcements) will contain this bulletin as an issue and will include a link to a discussion issue. You can ask questions in the linked discussion issue.
Disclaimer
The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
External Links
Acknowledgements
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Revisions
V1.0 (July 14, 2026): Advisory published.
Affected versions
NuGet
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.10 |
10.0.10 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.18 |
9.0.18 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29 |
8.0.29 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.10 |
10.0.10 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.18 |
9.0.18 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29 |
8.0.29 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 10.0.0, < 10.0.10 |
10.0.10 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.18 |
9.0.18 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.29 |
8.0.29 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 NuGet → 10.0.10
- dotnet
dotnet add package Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 --version 10.0.10
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 NuGet → 10.0.10
- dotnet
dotnet add package Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 --version 10.0.10
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 NuGet → 10.0.10
- dotnet
dotnet add package Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 --version 10.0.10
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.1 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Refactor your program so that you do not have to dynamically generate code.
- Architecture and Design: Run your code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which code can be executed by your product. Examples include the Unix chroot jail and AppArmor. In general, managed code may provide some protection. This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of your application may still be subject to compromise. Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
- Implementation: Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does. When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue." Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright. To reduce the likelihood of code injection, use stringent allowlists that limit which constructs are allowed. If you are dynamically constructing code that invokes a function, then verifying that the input is alphanumeric might be insufficient. An attacker might still be able to reference a dangerous function that you did not intend to allow, such as system(), exec(), or exit().
- Testing: Use dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the product using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The product's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results.
- Operation: Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
- Operation: Run the code in an environment that performs automatic taint propagation and prevents any command execution that uses tainted variables, such as Perl's "-T" switch. This will force the program to perform validation steps that remove the taint, although you must be careful to correctly validate your inputs so that you do not accidentally mark dangerous inputs as untainted (see CWE-183 and CWE-184).
- Implementation: For Python programs, it is frequently encouraged to use the ast.literal_eval() function instead of eval, since it is intentionally designed to avoid executing code. However, an adversary could still cause excessive memory or stack consumption via deeply nested structures [REF-1372], so the python documentation discourages use of ast.literal_eval() on untrusted data [REF-1373].
References
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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