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Microsoft Edge EUVDEUVD-2026-30785

| CVE-2026-45495 CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-05-18 microsoft GHSA-52mp-27cf-fhvh
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious page
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted web content
  3. Exploit
    Trigger input-validation flaw in Edge
  4. Execution
    Execute code in browser context
  5. Impact
    Full compromise of user session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to use a vulnerable Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) build in the affected range (1.0.0.0 up to but not including 148.0.3967.70) and to render attacker-supplied web content that triggers the input-validation flaw - in practice the user must browse to a malicious or compromised page, which is the realistic limiting factor despite the input's UI:N rating. No authentication or special privileges are required per the provided vector (PR:N). The primary mitigations/limits are: the browser must be below the fixed version (updating to 148.0.3967.70 or later removes exposure), and realistic delivery depends on social-engineering the user into loading hostile content. No enabled-feature or non-default configuration prerequisite is identified in the available data.

Impact

Signals conflict sharply on this one. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) paints a worst-case picture of remote, unauthenticated, no-interaction RCE, but multiple independent signals argue against treating it as an urgent, actively-exploited threat. EPSS is only 0.10% (27th percentile), SSVC from CISA rates Exploitation as 'none' and Automatable as 'no' (while agreeing Technical Impact is 'total'), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public PoC is referenced. The combination of total technical impact but 'not automatable' and 'no observed exploitation' is consistent with a memory-safety/input-validation browser bug that is powerful if weaponized but non-trivial to exploit and not currently seen in the wild. Important caveat: the CVSS vector claims UI:N, yet this is a browser RCE (CWE-20) in Microsoft Edge - realistic exploitation of a client-side browser flaw almost always requires the victim to navigate to attacker-controlled content, i.e. user interaction (UI:R). Treat the UI:N rating as likely over-scored and verify against the MSRC advisory. Net: a genuinely high-severity patch-worthy bug given Edge's footprint, but current real-world risk is moderate, not emergency - prioritize routine patch-cycle remediation rather than out-of-band response unless the MSRC advisory or KEV status changes.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious web page (or injects malicious content into a page the victim already visits) that supplies crafted input triggering the improper input validation flaw in Edge's Chromium-based engine. When a user running a vulnerable Edge build (below 148.0.3967.70) renders the content, the flaw is triggered to achieve remote code execution in the browser context. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the attack-complexity rating is low.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv2 – Oct 14, 2026

Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) lets an attacker run arbitrary code in the browser by getting a victim on a release below 148.0.3967.70 to render attacker-supplied web content that triggers an improper input-validation flaw (CWE-20); no authentication or privileges are required per the provided vector (PR:N), although our assessment scores user interaction as required (UI:R) because realistic delivery depends on luring the user to a malicious or compromised page, even though the published NVD vector lists UI:N. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis - EPSS is 0.10% (27th percentile) and CISA's SSVC records exploitation as none, automatable as no, and technical impact as total - so urgency rests on the 9.8 severity if exploit code were to appear rather than on observed activity. Microsoft has released a fix, and versions 148.0.3967.70 and later are not affected.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 May 18, 2026 - 18:33 CVSS 8.8

Remote code execution in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) versions prior to 148.0.3967.70 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on victim systems when a user is lured to a malicious webpage. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation (CWE-20) and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not currently listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Update to Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 148.0.3967.70 or later - the vendor-released patch is published through the MSRC update guide (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45495) and is delivered via Edge's built-in updater at edge://settings/help as well as enterprise update channels; confirm the running version after updating, because the vulnerable range is version-bounded and a browser left running without restart can keep the pre-patch build resident in memory. Until endpoints are patched, the most effective compensating control specific to this bug class is Edge's Enhanced Security Mode, which disables JIT compilation for unfamiliar sites and raises the difficulty of turning an input-validation flaw into reliable code execution - the trade-off is degraded JavaScript performance and occasional site breakage, so it can be scoped to a subset of users rather than applied estate-wide. Restricting browsing to an allowlist of trusted sites and blocking known-malicious or newly registered domains at the proxy/DNS layer reduces the delivery vector but is only a speed bump against social engineering; disabling JavaScript would remove much of the attack surface but breaks most modern web applications and is rarely an acceptable policy. Because exploitation realistically requires the user to render hostile content, targeted user awareness around unsolicited links and drive-by pages is complementary to patching, not a substitute for it. The vendor offers no version-specific configuration workaround - no feature flag removes the exposure - so patching to 148.0.3967.70 or later remains the only complete fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 1.0.0.0 <148.0.3967.70

Affected Packages

euvd microsoft_edge_chromium_based fix: 148.0.3967.70

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The defect is a CWE-20 improper input validation weakness in Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser, meaning attacker-controlled input handled along the browser's parsing/rendering path is not adequately validated, which the vendor categorizes as enabling remote code execution. The wildcard CPE cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_edge_(chromium-based):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected product family, while ENISA EUVD bounds the vulnerable build range at 1.0.0.0 up to but excluding 148.0.3967.70. Because Edge is built on the Chromium/Blink engine and the tag set names Google alongside Microsoft, the underlying faulty component is most likely shared upstream Chromium code, so the same fix generation would be expected to propagate to other Chromium-derived browsers once Microsoft's 148.0.3967.70 update shipped. Under the published vector the impact is total (C:H/I:H/A:H) with scope unchanged (S:U), so the effect stays within the browser's own security authority rather than being asserted to cross into other components, and no account, role, or non-default configuration prerequisite appears anywhere in the supplied data.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity browser RCE with total impact, but a client-side browser flaw realistically requires the victim to load malicious content, so UI:R rather than UI:N.

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

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Updated
Oct 14, 2026 - 21:43 vuln.today
v2 - CVSS changed
Severity Changed
Oct 14, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
HIGH CRITICAL
CVSS changed
Oct 14, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
8.8 (HIGH) 9.8 (CRITICAL)

DescriptionNVD

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) affects endpoints running versions below 148.0.3967.70, allowing a malicious webpage to run code on an employee's device and potentially lead to data theft, malware installation, or lateral movement. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and realistic delivery depends on user interaction, so immediate business risk is driven by the broad browser deployment and total technical impact if exploit code appears. Leadership should prioritize rapid patching across all managed and unmanaged Edge installations.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 73% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Edge ships bundled with Windows across nearly all deployments
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation More Likely
Social Media
3
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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