CVE-2026-50663: Game: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Relative path traversal in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Game allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Relative path traversal in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Who is affected
- Players of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for remote code execution.
- Action
- Apply the latest security patch for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50663
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-506630.68% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 49% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-50663 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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