CVE-2026-42893: Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in M365 Copilot allows an unauthoriz
Summary
CVE-2026-42893 is a command injection vulnerability (a flaw where an attacker can insert malicious commands by exploiting how special characters are handled) in Microsoft 365 Copilot that allows an unauthorized attacker to tamper with data over a network. The vulnerability has a CVSS 4.0 severity rating (a moderate score on the 0-10 vulnerability severity scale). This issue was reported by Microsoft Corporation and published in May 2026.
Vulnerability Details
7.4(high)
EPSS: 0.0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
network
low
none
required
May 12, 2026
Classification
Affected Vendors
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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42893
First tracked: May 12, 2026 at 08:09 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%