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CVE-2026-50656

HIGH Exploitation: PoC

7.8

CVSS 3.1

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-50656
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Reserved: 2026-06-05 14:33 UTC
Published: 2026-06-16 18:01 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-17 03:56 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-59
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link F…
Vendor / Product: Microsoft / Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

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Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Malware Protection Engine	—	-

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-59	cna	CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.8	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

References (1)

Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50656

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