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CVE-2026-45497: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Copilot

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-45497cvecve-2026-45497cwe-77gcve
Published: 06/04/2026 (06/04/2026, 22:00:49 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft 365 Copilot

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Copilot allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.7high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Copilot

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/14/2026, 13:27:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CWE-77) in Microsoft 365 Copilot involves improper neutralization of special elements in commands, enabling an authorized attacker to perform command injection and execute arbitrary code remotely. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.7, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service and has issued an official fix as documented in their security update guide.

Potential Impact

An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code remotely on Microsoft 365 Copilot, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, and limited availability impact. This could allow unauthorized actions within the scope of the compromised service.

Mitigation Recommendations

Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot. As this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure their service is updated according to Microsoft's guidance available in the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2026-05-12T16:07:22.618Z
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-2026-45497","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 6a2200c5e29bf47b50d9ece4

Added to database: 06/04/2026, 22:48:37 UTC

Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 13:27:16 UTC

Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:31 UTC

Views: 98

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