Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-50659

 

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-50659

Published: July 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138088
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50659
CWE-ID: CWE-116
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
.NET
.NET for Linux
.NET for macOS
Visual Studio

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform spoofing.

The vulnerability exists due to improper encoding or escaping of output in .NET for macOS when handling network requests. A remote user can send crafted input to perform spoofing.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-50659

Install security update from vendor's website.

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