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Copilot tricked into telling reseachers how to hack itself

ID: fc41eee0-c198-56e4-9a3d-40b68f63053d

STIX ID: report--fc41eee0-c198-56e4-9a3d-40b68f63053d

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-08-18

Date Updated: 2026-08-19

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Varonis researchers disclosed “CoSnitch,” a Copilot prompt-injection/auto-execution vulnerability where an undocumented autorun=1 URL parameter allowed a pre-filled prompt to execute in an authenticated user session without interaction; attackers could use this one-click vector to exfiltrate data via connected OAuth services, poison Copilot’s memory, and modify future responses. Microsoft was notified and planned a patch and CVE.

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