Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2026-50411 is a high-severity Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SC-7 (Boundary Protection) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-44073
Vulnerability Data
Stack-based buffer overflow in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over a network.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Remote stack buffer overflow in public-facing AD FS service directly enables exploitation for DoS via crafted network traffic (T1190) and application/system exploitation resulting in service denial (T1499.004).
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Input validation directly blocks the malformed network requests that trigger the stack buffer overflow in AD FS.
Boundary protection restricts network access to the AD FS service, reducing the attack surface for remote unauthenticated exploitation.
Flaw remediation requires prompt application of vendor patches that eliminate the CWE-121 buffer overflow in AD FS.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure-development practices directly prevent introduction of stack buffer overflows.
Vulnerability scanning can discover stack buffer overflows but does not prevent their introduction.
Patching eliminates known instances of the weakness after discovery.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing (fuzzing, static analysis) detects stack overflows before release.
Secure SDLC mandates buffer-safety practices that directly prevent stack overflows.
Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and input-validation rules.
Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and least-privilege stack usage.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe buffer handling that causes CWE-121.
Change-management gates can enforce security reviews that catch buffer issues.