CVE-2026-50659 .NET Spoofing Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authorized attacker can perform spoofing attacks via improper output encoding in the .NET framework, requiring a security patch.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-50659?

CVE-2026-50659 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 14 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper encoding or escaping of output in .NET allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Weakness: CWE-116

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50659?

40 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm, dotnet and dotnet-sdk. It affects 4 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
34 more packages
dotnet BitnamiFrom 8.0.08.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.6
dotnet-sdk BitnamiFrom 8.0.08.0.29, 9.0.18, 10.0.6
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-arm64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-musl-x64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 8.0.08.0.29
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-x64 NuGetFrom 9.0.09.0.18
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10
Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.osx-arm64 NuGetFrom 10.0.010.0.10

Products include Microsoft .Net, Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, Microsoft Visual Studio 2026.

How do I fix CVE-2026-50659?

Upgrade Microsoft.NetCore.App.Runtime.linux-arm to a fixed version for your release line: 10.0.10, 8.0.29 or 9.0.18.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-50659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as BIT-dotnet-2026-50659, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2026-50659, GHSA-74jp-vm22-8q8x, MINI-44r4-r76f-g9xf, MINI-m947-67c6-w459, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50659.

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