CVE-2026-41090

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.39.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-26. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
9.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity93% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41090

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-41090(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 143× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 488 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-23 20:41 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-23 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-23 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-23 16:22 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-23 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-22 01:46 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-22 01:46 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-22 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-21 21:29 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-21 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-20 22:42 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-20 22:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-20 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 18:16 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-20 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-17 13:51 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-17 13:51 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-17 13:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 09:34 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-17 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 16:33 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-16 16:33 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-16 16:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 11:40 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-16 11:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 07:24 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-16 07:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 03:07 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 03:07 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-16 03:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 03:25 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 03:25 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-08-15 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-14 23:07 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-14 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-14 18:50 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-14 18:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-14 14:34 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-14 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-14 10:17 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-14 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-14 06:00 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-14 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-14 01:43 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-14 01:43 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-14 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-13 08:03 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-08-13 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-13 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-12 22:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-12 18:25 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-12 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-12 14:08 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-12 14:08 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-12 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-12 09:42 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-12 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-12 03:39 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-12 03:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-11 22:53 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-11 22:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-11 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-08-11 18:34 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-11 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-11 13:41 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-11 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-11 08:56 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-11 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-11 04:39 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-08-11 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-11 00:22 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-08-11 00:22 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-11 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-08-10 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-10 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-10 14:11 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-10 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-41090?
CVE-2026-41090 is a critical vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
When was CVE-2026-41090 disclosed?
CVE-2026-41090 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-41090 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-41090 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 64.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-41090?
CVE-2026-41090 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-41090?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-41090, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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