Bing ImagesApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2026-32191

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-19
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 an os command ('os command injection') in Microsoft Bing Images allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code 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

OS command injection vulnerability in Microsoft Bing Images allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands via specially crafted input that is not properly sanitized before being passed to system shell execution.

MitigationSince this is a Microsoft cloud service vulnerability, organizations should monitor for official Microsoft security patches and avoid exposing untrusted input to Bing Images integrations until a vendor patch is released; implement input validation and network segmentation as interim controls.

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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
Bing ImagesApplication
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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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

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  1. Confirm Bing Images service usage
    Identify if your environment accesses Microsoft Bing Images through web browser (bing.com/images), Bing Image Search API, or any application that integrates with Bing's image search functionality
    Affected if Any direct interaction with Microsoft Bing Images service is present in the environment
  2. Audit automated integrations
    Review application logs, network traffic, or API call records for requests to bing.com/images or Bing Image Search endpoints
    Affected if Automated tools, scripts, or applications make calls to Bing Images service
  3. Check for credential or API key usage
    Examine if your systems use Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services or Bing Search API keys that include image search capabilities
    Affected if Bing Search API credentials with image search permissions are configured in any application

Since all versions of Microsoft Bing Images are affected and this is a service-level OS command injection, any environment that accesses the Bing Images service (web, API, or integrated applications) is impacted.

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

Since this is a Microsoft cloud service vulnerability, organizations should monitor for official Microsoft security patches and avoid exposing untrusted input to Bing Images integrations until a vendor patch is released; implement input validation and network segmentation as interim controls.

Fix this in Bing Images Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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