CVE-2026-50368: CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2
Stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory Federation Services allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50368) involves a stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory Federation Services in Microsoft .NET Framework versions 3.5 up to and including 4.7.2. Exploitation can lead to denial of service conditions remotely without requiring user interaction or privileges. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (DoS) over the network, impacting availability of services relying on Active Directory Federation Services. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security updates as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50368 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-50368: CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory Federation Services allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50368) involves a stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory Federation Services in Microsoft .NET Framework versions 3.5 up to and including 4.7.2. Exploitation can lead to denial of service conditions remotely without requiring user interaction or privileges. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (DoS) over the network, impacting availability of services relying on Active Directory Federation Services. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided security updates as detailed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50368 to remediate this 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: 08/13/2026, 14:41:26 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 11:04:21 UTC
Views: 66
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