Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affecting microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-x86 package, versions [,6.0.29) [7.0.0,7.0.18) [8.0.0,8.0.4)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (11th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTWINDOWSDESKTOPAPPRUNTIMEWINX86-6594464
- published 10 Apr 2024
- disclosed 9 Apr 2024
- credit wh1tc, Zhiniang Peng
Introduced: 9 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-21409 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-x86 to version 6.0.29, 7.0.18, 8.0.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') due to improper handling of object lifecycles during the failure of CPimcManager object creation. An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file or application.
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