365 Copilot ChatApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2025-59286

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A command injection vulnerability exists in Copilot where improper neutralization of special elements allows an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary commands and disclose information over a network. The critical severity (CVSS 9.3) indicates the vulnerability is easily exploitable and has significant potential for impact.

MitigationApply vendor-provided patches when available. In general, implement strict input validation and avoid passing unsanitized user input to system command execution functions. Restrict network access to the affected Copilot service.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
365 Copilot ChatApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat usage
    Check your Microsoft 365 admin center or user assignments to determine if Copilot Chat features are enabled or assigned to users in your organization
    Affected if Copilot Chat is enabled or assigned to any users in the tenant - since all versions are affected, any active use means the environment is vulnerable
  2. Identify Copilot Chat endpoints
    Review Microsoft 365 audit logs or network logs for traffic to copilot.microsoft.com or related Copilot Chat endpoints
    Affected if Outbound traffic to Microsoft Copilot Chat services is observed from your network
  3. Assess network exposure
    Check firewall or proxy rules that allow traffic to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat endpoints. Determine if the service is accessible from internal networks without additional authentication layers beyond Microsoft 365
    Affected if Direct network access to Copilot Chat exists without restrictive controls
  4. Review user access controls
    Examine Microsoft 365 conditional access policies to determine if Copilot Chat access is restricted to managed devices or specific user groups, or if it is broadly available
    Affected if Copilot Chat is broadly accessible to users without additional security controls beyond standard Microsoft 365 authentication

If Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is enabled and accessible to users in your organization, your environment is affected since all versions of this cloud service contain the command injection vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-provided patches when available. In general, implement strict input validation and avoid passing unsanitized user input to system command execution functions. Restrict network access to the affected Copilot service.

Fix this in 365 Copilot Chat Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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