CVE-2026-50324 Windows Active Directory Federation Services Denial of Service Vulnerability
An unauthorized attacker can cause a denial of service in Active Directory Federation Services via an infinite loop vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-50324?
CVE-2026-50324 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 14 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50324?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2026-50324?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50324 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-50324 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50324 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-594h-q75v-4prq.