CVE-2026-48561: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-77) in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android version 1.0 involves improper neutralization of special elements used in commands, enabling remote attackers to perform command injection. The flaw allows execution of arbitrary code without privileges and with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6 (critical) and is addressed by an official fix from Microsoft. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation process.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system by allowing remote code execution without privileges. This can result in full control over the affected environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should follow the guidance in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48561 to ensure the fix is applied.
CVE-2026-48561: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-77) in Microsoft 365 Copilot for Android version 1.0 involves improper neutralization of special elements used in commands, enabling remote attackers to perform command injection. The flaw allows execution of arbitrary code without privileges and with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6 (critical) and is addressed by an official fix from Microsoft. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation process.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system by allowing remote code execution without privileges. This can result in full control over the affected environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should follow the guidance in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48561 to ensure the fix is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-21T20:00:35.245Z
- 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-2026-48561","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f6868715ace43e6b34d
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:32 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 02:03:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 04:18:39 UTC
Views: 6
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