Code Injection in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (CVE-2026-50650)
Summary
Code injection in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 (CVE-2026-50650). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 8.0.29 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in .NET Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-50650 has been found in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 to 8.0.29 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 CVE-2026-50650" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-50650 (Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64) — CWE-94 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Patched: 8.0.29 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Arbitrary code execution (CWE-94) exists in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 8.0.29.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 to 8.0.29ステージング環境で 8.0.29 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50650 dotnet7
References
- advisory msrc.microsoft.com
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com