CVE-2026-50368: CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Active Directory Federation Services on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). This vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service over a network. The issue has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5. An official fix is available from Microsoft.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-50368 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause a denial of service condition by exploiting the buffer overflow. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in denial of service (DoS) over the network without requiring authentication. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. The vulnerability affects availability by crashing or destabilizing the affected service.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50368. Applying this patch will remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50368: CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Active Directory Federation Services on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). This vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service over a network. The issue has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.5. An official fix is available from Microsoft.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-50368 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0). The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause a denial of service condition by exploiting the buffer overflow. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in denial of service (DoS) over the network without requiring authentication. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector. The vulnerability affects availability by crashing or destabilizing the affected service.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft for Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 10.0.14393.0) as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50368. Applying this patch will remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T18:48:26.815Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50368","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a56769468715ace43f08d72
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 00:17:59 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 00:17:59 UTC
Views: 2
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