CVE-2026-26149: CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences in Microsoft Microsoft Power Apps
Improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences in Microsoft Power Apps allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-26149) in Microsoft Power Apps arises from improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences (CWE-150). It enables an attacker with authorized access to bypass security controls remotely, resulting in a critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.0, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, user interaction, and scope change with high impact on all security properties. Microsoft has released a temporary fix to address the issue, as detailed in their advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to bypass security features remotely, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Microsoft Power Apps instance. This could result in unauthorized data access, modification, or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has provided a temporary fix for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the temporary fix as described in the official Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26149. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates regarding a permanent official fix.
CVE-2026-26149: CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences in Microsoft Microsoft Power Apps
Description
Improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences in Microsoft Power Apps allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-26149) in Microsoft Power Apps arises from improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences (CWE-150). It enables an attacker with authorized access to bypass security controls remotely, resulting in a critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.0, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, user interaction, and scope change with high impact on all security properties. Microsoft has released a temporary fix to address the issue, as detailed in their advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to bypass security features remotely, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Microsoft Power Apps instance. This could result in unauthorized data access, modification, or denial of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has provided a temporary fix for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the temporary fix as described in the official Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26149. Monitor the vendor advisory for updates regarding a permanent official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-11T16:24:51.135Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- temporary-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26149","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a1682d89c981fd6a627
Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:06 PM
Last enriched: 4/14/2026, 7:18:25 PM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 5:15:22 AM
Views: 5
Community Reviews
0 reviewsCrowdsource mitigation strategies, share intel context, and vote on the most helpful responses. Sign in to add your voice and help keep defenders ahead.
Want to contribute mitigation steps or threat intel context? Sign in or create an account to join the community discussion.
Actions
Updates to AI analysis require Pro Console access. Upgrade inside Console → Billing.
External Links
Need more coverage?
Upgrade to Pro Console for AI refresh and higher limits.
For incident response and remediation, OffSeq services can help resolve threats faster.
Latest Threats
Check if your credentials are on the dark web
Instant breach scanning across billions of leaked records. Free tier available.