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CVE-2026-50544: NortheBridge luminalshine · Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

Affects NortheBridge luminalshineSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 26.05.0-rc4 when convenient.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.05.0-rc4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade NortheBridge luminalshine to 26.05.0-rc4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
NortheBridgeluminalshineAffected
  • <26.05.0-rc4
Fixed in
  • 26.05.0-rc4

AI-suggested

A patch is available in NortheBridge luminalshine version 26.05.0-rc4 that addresses this issue. Users should upgrade to this version or later. As a workaround, administrators can ensure that the ProgramData directory uses default discretionary access control lists (DACLs) to prevent unauthorized write access. Since the default Windows permissions already mitigate the canonical elevation of privilege, no urgent action is required if the system is in a default configuration.

Description

NortheBridge/luminalshine is a Sunshine-compatible game stream host for Moonlight. Prior to version 26.05.0-rc4, a latent gap exists on a default install, the file at `src/platform/windows/misc.cpp` lives at `C:\ProgramData\LuminalShine\config\apps.json` and is created by the `SYSTEM` service. Under Windows' default `C:\ProgramData` inheritance, that gives `BUILTIN\Users` only Read+Execute — not writable — so the canonical EoP doesn't actually trigger on a vanilla install. Version 26.05.0-rc4 contains a patch for the issue. As a workaround, use default condition DACLs for `ProgramData`.

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