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CVE-2026-21521

Improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences in Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

HIGH 7.4EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper neutralization of escape, meta, or control sequences in Copilot allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

CVSS 3.1
7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.61% probability · 49th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-150
Affected
microsoft/365 word copilot
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.61%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.