CVE-2026-41094: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft Data Formulator
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Data Formulator allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-41094 in Microsoft Data Formulator is due to improper control of code generation, enabling unauthorized remote code execution. This code injection flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code over a network without privileges, requiring only user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for version 1 of the product, as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the impacted environment. The vulnerability requires no privileges and low attack complexity but does require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch for Microsoft Data Formulator version 1 promptly. Refer to the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41094 for detailed remediation instructions.
CVE-2026-41094: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft Data Formulator
Description
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft Data Formulator allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-41094 in Microsoft Data Formulator is due to improper control of code generation, enabling unauthorized remote code execution. This code injection flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code over a network without privileges, requiring only user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for version 1 of the product, as detailed in their security advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the impacted environment. The vulnerability requires no privileges and low attack complexity but does require user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch for Microsoft Data Formulator version 1 promptly. Refer to the Microsoft security advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41094 for detailed remediation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-16T19:12:36.195Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41094","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a03655bcbff5d861008cb0a
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:31 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:41:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 15:38:32 UTC
Views: 71
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