Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x64 package, versions [8.0.0,8.0.27)[9.0.0,9.0.16)[10.0.0,10.0.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTWINDOWSDESKTOPAPPRUNTIMEWINX64-16874158
  • published25 May 2026
  • disclosed12 May 2026
  • creditKy0toFu

Introduced: 12 May 2026

CVE-2026-32177  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x64 to version 8.0.27, 9.0.16, 10.0.8 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to improper bounds checking in memory operations. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges by supplying crafted input to the affected process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1