CVE-2026-50663: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game
Relative path traversal in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50663) is a relative path traversal (CWE-23) in Microsoft Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game version 1.0.0. It enables an attacker without privileges to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting improper handling of file paths. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote, unauthorized code execution, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system running the vulnerable game version 1.0.0. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50663 for patch details and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-50663: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game
Description
Relative path traversal in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50663) is a relative path traversal (CWE-23) in Microsoft Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game version 1.0.0. It enables an attacker without privileges to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting improper handling of file paths. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote, unauthorized code execution, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system running the vulnerable game version 1.0.0. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft security update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50663 for patch details and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-05T14:33:50.831Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50663","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f7968715ace43e6b9d2
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:12:40 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 45
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