CVE-2026-41106: CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Copilot
Url redirection to untrusted site ('open redirect') in M365 Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-601) in Microsoft 365 Copilot involves an open redirect flaw where an attacker can manipulate URL redirection to send users to untrusted external sites. This can be exploited to elevate privileges over a network. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.3, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation and compromise of user confidentiality and integrity in Microsoft 365 Copilot environments. The vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users to malicious sites, potentially facilitating further attacks or unauthorized access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft 365 Copilot is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their service is updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at the official advisory URL.
CVE-2026-41106: CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Copilot
Description
Url redirection to untrusted site ('open redirect') in M365 Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.3critical
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-601) in Microsoft 365 Copilot involves an open redirect flaw where an attacker can manipulate URL redirection to send users to untrusted external sites. This can be exploited to elevate privileges over a network. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.3, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation and compromise of user confidentiality and integrity in Microsoft 365 Copilot environments. The vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users to malicious sites, potentially facilitating further attacks or unauthorized access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft 365 Copilot is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their service is updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at the official advisory URL.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-16T19:12:36.196Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41106","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a46e7f427e9c797193afcb1
Added to database: 07/02/2026, 22:36:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/09/2026, 13:03:49 UTC
Last updated: 08/16/2026, 01:22:43 UTC
Views: 152
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