Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affecting microsoft.windowsdesktop.app.runtime.win-arm64 package, versions [,6.0.29) [7.0.0,7.0.18) [8.0.0,8.0.4)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (9th percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high
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Red Hat
7.3 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTWINDOWSDESKTOPAPPRUNTIMEWINARM64-6594462
  • published 10 Apr 2024
  • disclosed 9 Apr 2024
  • credit wh1tc, Zhiniang Peng

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Runtime.win-arm64 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.