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
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), affects Microsoft Data Formulator version 1. It permits unauthorized remote code execution due to improper control over code generation. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with no privileges and only requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch from the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41094 to remediate this vulnerability.
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
Microsoft
Microsoft Data Formulator
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), affects Microsoft Data Formulator version 1. It permits unauthorized remote code execution due to improper control over code generation. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with no privileges and only requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch from the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41094 to remediate this vulnerability.
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: 08/11/2026, 16:51:24 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:34 UTC
Views: 92
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