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Microsoft Edge CVE-2025-65046

LOW
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
2025-12-18 secure@microsoft.com
3.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted page in Edge for Android
  2. Exploit
    Trigger UI misrepresentation (CWE-451)
  3. Execution
    Deceive user about site identity
  4. Impact
    Harvest credentials or trust via phishing

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security UI security representation
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to be running Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) on Android and to navigate to attacker-controlled web content and interact with it (UI:R). No authentication is required (PR:N), but the high attack complexity (AC:H) implies the attacker must satisfy specific rendering/timing conditions to produce a convincing UI spoof. The impact is limited to UI misrepresentation/spoofing (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability impact - there is no data read or code execution - so realistic risk is confined to enabling phishing/social-engineering against mobile Edge users rather than direct compromise. The desktop/other-platform builds are not listed as affected by the CPE.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and all signals agree. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1 (Low) with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - network-reachable but high attack complexity, requires user interaction, and yields only a low integrity impact (UI misrepresentation) with no confidentiality or availability impact. This is consistent with CWE-451 (user interface misrepresentation of critical information), i.e. a spoofing bug rather than code execution or data theft. EPSS reinforces the low priority at 0.28% (18th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing (not actively exploited), and no public proof-of-concept was identified. No SSVC data is supplied, but the technical impact is partial/low and exploitation is not automatable in any meaningful mass-exploitation sense given UI:R and AC:H. One data inconsistency to note: the input Tags label this 'Information Disclosure,' but the CVSS vector sets C:N (no confidentiality impact) and I:L - this is an integrity/spoofing issue, not information disclosure, so the tag is misleading. Net: real but minor; appropriate for routine patch cycles, not emergency remediation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious web page that, when opened in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) on Android, manipulates browser UI (e.g. address-bar or security-indicator rendering) to misrepresent the true origin of content, supporting a convincing phishing or social-engineering lure. The victim must visit the page and interact with it, and the attacker must satisfy specific timing/rendering conditions (AC:H), so success is not reliable. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 01, 2026

UI spoofing in the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser on Android lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker misrepresent browser interface elements so that victims believe they are viewing trusted content, which can be leveraged for phishing or social engineering. Exploitation requires the user to open attacker-controlled web content and interact with it (UI:R), and the attacker must satisfy specific rendering and timing conditions (AC:H); there is no data disclosure, no code execution, and no availability impact (C:N/I:L/A:N, CVSS 3.1). EPSS is 0.28% (18th percentile) and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis - this is a low-priority issue confined to the Android build listed in the CPE, not the desktop release.

RemediationAI

Apply the Microsoft Edge for Android update published in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-65046 - the provided input does not specify an exact fixed build number, so the MSRC update guide (and the corresponding Google Play listing) should be consulted for the precise patched version, and patch status for this issue is best described as covered by the vendor advisory rather than confirmed by a version string here. Because the impact is UI spoofing with no code execution or data loss, patching is the whole of the fix and there is no urgent network control to apply; realistic compensating controls are device-management actions, such as forcing browser updates through MDM/Managed Google Play so users cannot linger on stale builds, and tightening user guidance so mobile staff verify destinations through a second channel before entering credentials on a page they reached from a link or ad. Blocking or proxying web traffic would be a disproportionate trade-off against user experience for a low-severity spoofing bug, and blocking the browser itself is not warranted given the assessed CVSS of 3.1 and 0.28% EPSS.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified as CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation of Critical Information), a class of defect in which the browser rendering layer draws interface content that does not faithfully reflect the underlying page state or origin. Because Microsoft Edge is built on the Chromium engine (Blink), spoofing defects typically arise in how the compositor, full-screen handling, or permission/URL chrome is drawn relative to attacker-controlled markup; the attacker supplies web content, and rather than breaking the sandbox or reading memory, the exploit abuses the trust users place in browser-supplied UI. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge_chromium:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* identifies the affected product precisely as Edge Chromium on the Android platform with a wildcard version, meaning the advisory covers the Android build in its tracked state and does not designate desktop, iOS, or macOS builds as affected. Root-cause conditions are rendering/timing dependent, which is why the vector carries AC:H despite the network attack path; confidentiality and availability are unaffected, so the security value of a successful spoof is limited to convincing a victim that a fraudulent page or prompt is legitimate.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.1 LOW

Remote via web content (AV:N) but needs a convincing spoof under specific conditions (AC:H) and victim interaction (UI:R); spoofing yields only low integrity (I:L), no C or A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
mainstream browser but affected build is Android-only, modest mobile share
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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