Vulnerability in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (CVE-2026-96234)
Summary
Vulnerability in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 (CVE-2026-96234). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to 11.0.0-rc.2 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Executive summary
Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime (WPF). This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability.
Restrictive XAML and XPS security fixes block unsafe URI fetching and navigation, propagate untrusted-input state through hyperlink navigation, add TrueType font protection and XAML nesting-depth limits, and avoid caching positive DNS zone-policy decisions.
Announcement
Announcement for this issue can be found at https://github.com/dotnet/announcements/issues/482
CVSS Details
- Version: 3.1
- Severity: Moderate
- Score: 5.3
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness: CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error)
Affected Platforms
- Platforms: Windows
- Architectures: All
Affected Packages
The vulnerability affects Microsoft .NET projects that use an affected package version listed below.
| Package name | Affected version | Patched version |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21 |
| Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 | >= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.20 | 9.0.21 |
| [Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x… |
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-96234 has been found in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 to 11.0.0-rc.2 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 CVE-2026-96234" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-96234 (Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64) — CWE-346 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 11.0.0-rc.2 — 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.
A vulnerability (CWE-346) exists in Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to 11.0.0-rc.2.
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-arm64' . 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-arm64' . | 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-arm64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-arm64 to 11.0.0-rc.2ステージング環境で 11.0.0-rc.2 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
References
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