CVE-2026-50650: Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2026-50650 – .NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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 up…

7.8CVSS Score

HIGHSeverity

NOCISA KEV

0.3%EPSS Score

VulnerabilityImpact Type

📋 Vulnerability Details

CVE ID	CVE-2026-50650
Vendor	nuget
Affected Product	Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64
Vulnerability Type	Vulnerability
CVSS Score	7.8 (HIGH)
EPSS Score	0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Actively Exploited	❌ No known exploitation
Patch Status	See Vendor Advisory →
Reported By	CYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX Intelligence (via github_advisories)

🔬 Technical Analysis

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

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🎯 Known Indicators of Compromise

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📚 Advisory References

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