Applies to:

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file. An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in WCF and WIF, allowing signing of SAML tokens with arbitrary symmetric keys. This vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate another user. The vulnerability exists in WCF, WIF 3.5 and above in .NET Framework, WIF 1.0 component in Windows, WIF Nuget package, and WIF implementation in Sharepoint. An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Exchange and Azure Active Directory allow creation of entities with Display Names having non-printable characters. To learn more about the vulnerabilities, go to the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE).

Known issues in this update

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update.

How to get this update

Install this update

To download and install this update, go to Settings, Update & Security, Windows Update, and then select Check for updates.

This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update. To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 4506987.

Information about protection and security

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