CVE-2026-50327: Windows Media Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

More Likely

Patch Tuesday

2026-Jul

Released

2026-07-14

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Affected Products (8)

Windows

• Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2025
• Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems

Security Updates (4)

• 5099536
• 5101650
• 5095051
• 5101649

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/hareh4ru">Kyeongmin Kim (@hareh4ru)</a> with <a href="https://kaist-hacking.github.io/">KAIST Hacking Lab</a>

Revision History

• 2026-07-14: Information published.