[NEW] [high] Microsoft Power Apps: Vulnerability enables privilege escalation
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Power Apps to elevate privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote vulnerability enables privilege escalation by an unauthenticated attacker.
- Who is affected
- Any organization using Microsoft Power Apps accessible remotely.
- Urgency
- High priority; remote privilege escalation by anonymous attacker is critical even if not yet exploited.
- Action
- Apply security update from Microsoft as soon as available.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2688
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-591180.39% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 32% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-59118 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[NEW] [high] Microsoft Dynamics: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownNCSC-2026-0288 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities patched in Microsoft Dynamicsncsc-nl
- criticalCVE-2026-59118: Copilot Cowork Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitymsrc
- criticalCVE-2026-59118: Improper authorization in Copilot Cowork allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges…nvd
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